lyge
Middle English
Noun
lyge
- Alternative form of lege (“liege”)
Adjective
lyge
- Alternative form of lege (adjective)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- lyve
- ljuge
- juge
Etymology
From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lyː.ɡe/, [ˈlyʷː.ɡə]
Verb
lyge (imperative lyg, present tense lyger, simple past løy, past participle løyet)
- to lie
References
“lyge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlyːɡə/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
lyge (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive lygast, present participle lygande, imperative lyg)
- Alternative form of ljuga
References
“lyge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
- liġe
Etymology
From earlier *lugi, from Proto-Germanic *lugiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlyje/
Noun
lyġe m
- lie
Declension
Declension of lyge (strong i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lyġe | lyġas |
| accusative | lyġe | lyġas |
| genitive | lyġes | lyġa |
| dative | lyġe | lyġum |
Synonyms
- lēasung
- lyġen
Related terms
- lēogan
Descendants
- Middle English: leghe, leye
- English: lie