lögn

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See also: løgn and logn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lǫgn, from Proto-Germanic *lagīniz.

Noun

lögn f (genitive singular lagnar, nominative plural lagnir)

  1. installation

Declension

    Declension of lögn
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lögn lögnin lagnir lagnirnar
accusative lögn lögnina lagnir lagnirnar
dative lögn lögninni lögnum lögnunum
genitive lagnar lagnarinnar lagna lagnanna

Further reading

Swedish

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Etymology

From Old Swedish lyghn, possibly from Old Norse ljúga (to lie), but probably instead a loanword from Old Saxon lugina; both are ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lugīnō, itself from *leuganą (to lie).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lœŋn/
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Noun

lögn c

  1. a lie
    Det är (en) lögn och det vet du
    It's a lie and you know it
    en ren lögn
    a pure lie
    lögn och förtal
    lies and slander

Usage notes

Occasionally treated as a mass noun.

Declension

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