lig

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See also: lig. and -lig

English

Etymology

From Middle English liggen, from Old English licgan (“to lie, be situated, be at rest, remain”) and Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). More at lie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪɡ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡ

Verb

lig (third-person singular simple present ligs, present participle ligging, simple past ligged or lag or lay, past participle ligged or laggen or lain)

  1. (intransitive, UK dialectal, obsolete) To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal, obsolete) To lay.

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

lig (plural ligs)

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A lie; an untruth.
    • 1867, James Torrington Spencer Lidstone, The Fourteenth Londoniad, page 85:
      And the Muse of Arts that never told a lig, / Whirls in her mid-air flight to sing of Twigg; […]

References

  • (untruth): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch licht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz.

Adjective

lig (attributive ligte, comparative ligter, superlative ligste)

  1. (of weight) light; not heavy
    Die tas is lig.
    The suitcase is light.
  2. (figurative) slight; mild
    Daar het 'n ligte wind gewaai.
    A slight wind was blowing.

Etymology 2

From Dutch lichten, derived from etymology 1.

Verb

lig (present lig, present participle ligtende, past participle gelig)

  1. (transitive) to lift, to raise
  2. (transitive) to weigh (the anchor)

Etymology 3

From Dutch licht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą (noun) and *leuhtaz (adjective).

Noun

lig (plural ligte)

  1. light
    Blou lig het die kortste golflengte van die primêre kleure.
    Blue light has the shortest wavelength among primary colours.

Adjective

lig (attributive ligte, comparative ligter, superlative ligste)

  1. (of color or complexion) light; pale; not dark
    Hy dra 'n ligblou hemp.
    He wears a light blue shirt.

Etymology 4

From Dutch lichten, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną, derived from etymology 3.

Verb

lig (present lig, present participle ligtende, past participle gelig)

  1. to shine; to be or become light
    Supernova's is geweldig ligtende uitbarstings van massiewe sterre.
    Supernovas are immensely shining explosions of massive stars.

See also

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *liga, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos (“indigent, needy, ill”). Cognate to Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “small, little”), Lithuanian ligà (“illness”), Old Irish líach (“wretched”).

Adjective

i lig (feminine e ligë, masculine plural të lig, feminine plural të liga)

  1. evil, wicked
  2. bad, nasty
  3. ill, sick
  4. weak, cowardly
  5. (dialectal) pregnant, with child

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

lig f

  1. genitive plural of liga

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse líkr, glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, cognate with English alike, like, German gleich, Dutch gelijk. A compound of *ga- (“co-”) +‎ *-līkaz (“-like”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lig (neuter ligt or lig, plural and definite singular attributive lig)

  1. equal to
  2. like, similar to

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lík (“body”), from Proto-Germanic *līką, cognate with English lich, German Leiche, Dutch lijk.

Pronunciation

Noun

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

  1. body, corpse
  2. crock (an old or broken-down vehicle)
Inflection
Declension of lig
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lig liget lig ligene
genitive ligs ligets ligs ligenes
Synonyms

References

Etymology 3

From Old Norse lík (“leech”), borrowed from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką (“bolt-rope”), cognate with Dutch lijk and English leech. The noun belongs to the Proto-Indo-European root *leyǵ- (“to bind”), compare Latin ligō (“to tie”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

  1. (nautical) leech
Inflection
Declension of lig
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lig liget lig ligene
genitive ligs ligets ligs ligenes

References

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

lig

  1. imperative of ligge

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

lig

  1. inflection of liggen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier léig, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, nasal-infix present of *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Cognate with Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇákti), Latin linquō, Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (leiƕan), Lithuanian lìkti.

Pronunciation

Verb

lig (present analytic ligeann, future analytic ligfidh, verbal noun ligean, past participle ligthe)

  1. to let, allow

Conjugation

conjugation of lig (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present ligim ligeann tú;
ligir† 		ligeann sé, sí ligimid ligeann sibh ligeann siad;
ligid† 		a ligeann; a ligeas ligtear
past lig mé; ligeas lig tú; ligis lig sé, sí ligeamar; lig muid lig sibh; ligeabhair lig siad; ligeadar a lig /
ar lig* 		ligeadh
past habitual liginn ligteá ligeadh sé, sí ligimis; ligeadh muid ligeadh sibh ligidís; ligeadh siad a ligeadh /
a ligeadh* 		ligtí
future ligfidh mé;
ligfead 		ligfidh tú;
ligfir† 		ligfidh sé, sí ligfimid;
ligfidh muid 		ligfidh sibh ligfidh siad;
ligfid† 		a ligfidh; a ligfeas ligfear
conditional ligfinn ligfeá ligfeadh sé, sí ligfimis; ligfeadh muid ligfeadh sibh ligfidís; ligfeadh siad a ligfeadh /
a ligfeadh* 		ligfí
subjunctive present go lige mé;
go ligead† 		go lige tú;
go ligir† 		go lige sé, sí go ligimid;
go lige muid 		go lige sibh go lige siad;
go ligid† 		— go ligtear
past dá liginn dá ligteá dá ligeadh sé, sí dá ligimis;
dá ligeadh muid 		dá ligeadh sibh dá ligidís;
dá ligeadh siad 		— dá ligtí
imperative ligim lig ligeadh sé, sí ligimis ligigí;
ligidh† 		ligidís — ligtear
verbal noun ligean
past participle ligthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

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Further reading

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *liqeʀ.

Noun

lig

  1. (anatomy) neck

Maranao

Noun

lig

  1. (anatomy) neck

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laugi, from Proto-Germanic *laugiz (“fire, flame, lightning”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light; white; to shine”). Cognate with Old High German loug, Old Norse lǫygr, log, loga (“flame, low”). More at low.

Pronunciation

Noun

līġ m (nominative plural līgas)

  1. fire; flame
    līġbǣre ― flaming
    līġcwalu ― fiery torment
    līġdraca ― fiery dragon
    līġræscetung ― lightning
    līġȳþ ― wave of fire

Declension

Declension of lig (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative līġ līġas
accusative līġ līġas
genitive līġes līġa
dative līġe līġum

Descendants

  • Middle English: lye, lei, lyȝ

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

lig f

  1. genitive plural of liga

Turkish

Etymology

From French ligue.

Pronunciation

Noun

lig (definite accusative ligi, plural ligler)

  1. league (organization of sports teams)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative lig
Definite accusative ligi
Singular Plural
Nominative lig ligler
Definite accusative ligi ligleri
Dative lige liglere
Locative ligde liglerde
Ablative ligden liglerden
Genitive ligin liglerin

Volapük

Noun

lig

  1. liquor

Yogad

Noun

lig

  1. (anatomy) neck
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