ligge

From Old High German ligan, liggan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną. Cognate with German liegen, Dutch liggen, English lie, Icelandic liggja.

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /ˈliɡːə/

ligge (third-person singular simple present liit, past participle ggläge, past subjunctive leeg, auxiliary sii)

1. to lie (be in horizontal position)
2. to lie, be (in a place)

From Old Norse liggja (“to lie”), from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie down”). Cognate with Old English licgan (modern English lie).

• IPA^(key): (due to confusion with the transitive verb lægge (“to lay”), one often hears ligge (“to lie (down)”) pronounced with an open vowel: IPA^(key): )

ligge (past tense lå, past participle ligget)

1. to lie (be in horizontal position; be placed or situated)
2. to be (occupy a place)
3. to stand (e.g. a house)
4. to sit (a hen brooding)

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ligge

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of liggen

• gelig

ligge

1. (eastern Low Prussian) Alternative form of liggen

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie down”). Cognates include Danish ligge, Swedish ligga, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan), German liegen, Dutch liggen, and English lie.

• IPA^(key): /²lɪɡːə/

ligge (imperative ligg, present tense ligger, passive ligges, simple past lå, past participle ligget, present participle liggende)

1. (intransitive) to lie (be in a horizontal position)
2. (intransitive) to be placed or situated

   Stockholm ligger i Sverige. ― Stockholm is situated in Sweden.

• (to be placed or situated): befinne seg

• lag
• legge
• leie

• “ligge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Falk, Hjalmar, Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 460

ligge (present tense ligg, past tense låg, past participle lege, passive infinitive liggast, present participle liggande, imperative ligg)

1. Alternative form of liggja