ligge

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Alemannic German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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)

Danish

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) , (by confusion with lægge (lay) often)

Verb

ligge (past tense , 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)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ligge
active passive
present ligger ligges
past
infinitive ligge ligges
imperative lig
participle
present liggende
past ligget
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund liggen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

ligge

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

Anagrams

German Low German

Verb

ligge

  1. (eastern Low Prussian) alternative form of liggen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Verb

ligge (imperative ligg, present tense ligger, passive ligges, simple past , 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.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

  1. alternative form of liggja