liegn

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Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German ligen, from Old High German ligen, from older liggen by generalisation of the stem of the 2nd and 3rd persons singular, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognates include German liegen, Yiddish לײַגן (laygn), Low German liggen, Dutch liggen, English lie, Danish ligge, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːŋ/
  • Hyphenation: liagn

Verb

liegn (past participle glegn)

  1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
  2. to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise sitzn or steh is used)
  3. to lie ill in bed
  4. to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)

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