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Middle High German
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German ligan, liggan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈliɡən/
Verb
ligen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liget or līt, past tense lac, past participle gelëgen or gelein, past subjunctive læge, auxiliary hān)
- to lie, to be in a horizontal position
- Siu lît ûf dëm bette. ― She is lying on the bed.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
ligen (class 5
strong, auxiliary
hān)
Composed forms of
ligen (class 5
strong, auxiliary
hān)
Descendants
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ligen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Old English
Etymology 1
From līġ (“flame, fire, lightning”) + -en.
Pronunciation
Adjective
līġen
- flaming, fiery
Declension
Declension of līġen — Strong
| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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līġen
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līġenu, līġnu, līġeno, līġno
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līġen
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| Accusative
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līġenne
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līġene, līġne
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līġen
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| Genitive
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līġenes, līġnes
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līġenre
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līġenes, līġnes
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| Dative
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līġenum, līġnum
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līġenre
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līġenum, līġnum
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| Instrumental
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līġene, līġne
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līġenre
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līġene, līġne
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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līġene, līġne
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līġena, līġna, līġene, līġne
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līġenu, līġnu, līġeno, līġno
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| Accusative
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līġene, līġne
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līġena, līġna, līġene, līġne
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līġenu, līġnu, līġeno, līġno
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| Genitive
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līġenra
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līġenra
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līġenra
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| Dative
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līġenum, līġnum
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līġenum, līġnum
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līġenum, līġnum
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| Instrumental
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līġenum, līġnum
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līġenum, līġnum
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līġenum, līġnum
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Declension of līġen — Weak
| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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līġena, līġna
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līġene, līġne
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līġene, līġne
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| Accusative
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġene, līġne
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| Genitive
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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| Dative
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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| Instrumental
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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| Accusative
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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līġenan, līġnan
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| Genitive
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līġenra, līġenena, līġnena
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līġenra, līġenena, līġnena
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līġenra, līġenena, līġnena
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| Dative
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līġenum, līġnum
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līġenum, līġnum
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līġenum, līġnum
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| Instrumental
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līġenum, līġnum
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līġenum, līġnum
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līġenum, līġnum
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
liġen
- past participle of lēon