leogan

      Old English

      Etymology

      From Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-. Cognate with Old Saxon liogan, Dutch liegen, Old High German liogan (German lügen), Old Norse ljúga (Danish lyve, Swedish ljuga), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (liugan).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /ˈleːoɣɑn/

      Verb

      lēogan (strong class II) (third-person singular present lēogeþ/līhþ, third-person singular preterite lēah, preterite plural lugon, past participle (ġe)logen)

      1. to lie (tell an untruth)
      2. to be wrong, err
      3. to deceive
      4. to belie

      Descendants

      Last modified on 12 May 2013, at 22:46