lyge

lyge

1. Alternative form of lege (“liege”)

lyge

1. Alternative form of lege (adjective)

• lyve
• ljuge
• juge

From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.

• IPA^(key): /lyː.ɡɛ/,

lyge (imperative lyg, present tense lyger, simple past løy, past participle løyet)

1. to lie

“lyge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlyːɡə/

lyge (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive lygast, present participle lygande, imperative lyg)

1. Alternative form of ljuga

“lyge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈly.ɡe/,
• IPA^(key): /ˈly.je/

From Proto-West Germanic *lugi. Cognate with Old Saxon luggi (“lying”), Old High German lucki (“lying”).

• lyċġe, lyċċe

lyge or lyġe

2. lying

• Middle English: lie, lye, legh, leye (merged with descendant of Old English lyġen)
  • English: lie

From Proto-West Germanic *lugi, from Proto-Germanic *lugiz.

• liġe

lyge or lyġe m

2. lie

Strong i-stem:

• lēasung
• lyġen

• lēogan

• Middle English: liȝe, lighe, leghe, legh, leye, lie
  • English: lie
  • Scots: ley, lie