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English
Etymology
From French ligne.
Noun
ligne (plural lignes)
- Synonym of line (“ill-defined unit of length”)
- (textiles) A unit of length used for measuring the diameter of buttons.
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish likna, derived with the inchoative suffix -ne from lig (“similar”). Compare Swedish likna, English liken, Middle Low German līkenen. It has replaced an older verb without -n, *galīkōną, hence Old English ġelīcian, German gleichen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉𐌽 (galeikōn).
Pronunciation
Verb
ligne (imperative lign, infinitive at ligne, present tense ligner, past tense lignede, perfect tense har lignet)
- resemble, look like
- take after
- be like
- (taxation) assess
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea.
Pronunciation
Noun
ligne f (plural lignes)
- line
- route, course, service, line
- cable
- (computing) row (in a table)
- (body shape) figure
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the adjective lik.
Verb
ligne (imperative lign, present tense ligner, passive lignes, simple past and past participle ligna or lignet, present participle lignende)
- to look like, resemble, be similar to
- to compare (med / to)
- (taxation) to assess
Derived terms
References
- “ligne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “ligne” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).