løgn
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Saxon lugina, from Proto-Germanic *luginō, cognate with Old English lyġen, Old High German lugina. Norwegian lygn and Swedish lögn are also borrowed from Old Saxon. The noun is derived from the verb *leuganą (“to lie”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
løgn c (singular definite løgnen, plural indefinite løgne)
- lie (untruth)
Declension edit
Declension of løgn
References edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Danish løgn, from Old Saxon luginu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
løgn f or m (definite singular løgna or løgnen, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)
- a lie
- Han har fortalt deg en løgn. ― He has told you a lie.
- en hvit løgn ― a white lie
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “løgn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
løgn f (definite singular løgna, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)
- a lie
- Han har fortalt deg ei løgn. ― He has told you a lie.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “løgn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.