líggja

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See also: liggja

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse léa, ljá, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.

Verb

líggja (third person singular past indicative líggjaði, third person plural past indicative líggjað, supine líggjað)

  1. (ditransitive, dated) to lend
    Hann líggjar henni bókina.
    He lends her the book.
  2. (neologism) to lease
Conjugation
Conjugation of líggja (group v-30)
infinitive líggja
supine líggjað
participle (a6)1 líggjandi líggjaður
present past
first singular líggji líggjaði
second singular líggjar líggjaði
third singular líggjar líggjaði
plural líggja líggjaðu
imperative
singular líggja!
plural líggjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

Noun

líggja

  1. accusative/dative/genitive singular of líggi
  2. genitive plural of líggi
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