lögn
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lǫgn, from Proto-Germanic *lagīniz.
Noun
lögn f (genitive singular lagnar, nominative plural lagnir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lögn | lögnin | lagnir | lagnirnar |
| accusative | lögn | lögnina | lagnir | lagnirnar |
| dative | lögn | lögninni | lögnum | lögnunum |
| genitive | lagnar | lagnarinnar | lagna | lagnanna |
Further reading
- “lögn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lyghn, possibly from Old Norse ljúga (“to lie”), but probably instead a loanword from Old Saxon lugina; both are ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lugīnō, itself from *leuganą (“to lie”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lögn c
- a lie
- Det är (en) lögn och det vet du
- It's a lie and you know it
- en ren lögn
- a pure lie
- lögn och förtal
- lies and slander
Usage notes
Occasionally treated as a mass noun.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | lögn | lögns |
| definite | lögnen | lögnens | |
| plural | indefinite | lögner | lögners |
| definite | lögnerna | lögnernas |