lyge

Middle English

Noun

lyge

  1. Alternative form of lege (“liege”)

Adjective

lyge

  1. Alternative form of lege (adjective)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lyː.ɡe/, [ˈlyʷː.ɡə]

Verb

lyge (imperative lyg, present tense lyger, simple past løy, past participle løyet)

  1. to lie

References

“lyge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlyːɡə/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

lyge (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive lygast, present participle lygande, imperative lyg)

  1. Alternative form of ljuga

References

“lyge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier *lugi, from Proto-Germanic *lugiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlyje/

Noun

lyġe m

  1. lie

Declension
Declension of lyge (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lyġe lyġas
accusative lyġe lyġas
genitive lyġes lyġa
dative lyġe lyġum

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Middle English: leghe, leye
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