From Old Norse lǫgn, from Proto-Germanic *lagīniz.
lögn f (genitive singular lagnar, nominative plural lagnir)
Declension of lögn | ||||
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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 |
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”).
lögn c
Occasionally treated as a mass noun.