lyve
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell a lie”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lyːvə/, [ˈlyːwə]
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish lyve, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell a lie”). Cognate with Swedish ljuga, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (liugan), German lügen, Dutch liegen, and English lie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlŷːʋe/
Verb
lyve (imperative lyv, present tense lyver, passive lyves, simple past løy, past participle løyet, present participle lyvende)
- (intransitive) lie (to give false information intentionally)
- 1867, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, Gyldendal (1898–1902), volume 3, page 267,
- Peer, du lyver!
- Peer, you're lying!
- Peer, du lyver!
- 1867, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, Gyldendal (1898–1902), volume 3, page 267,
- (intransitive) lie (to convey a false image or impression)
- Bildet lyver
- The picture lies
- Bildet lyver
Related terms
References
- “lyve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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