liest
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- (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of lie
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Etymology edit
From Middle English lien, from Old English lēogan, from Proto-West Germanic *leugan.
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- to lie (to tell a falsehood)
- 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 12:
- "Swingale," co the umost, "thou liest well a rent,
- "Swindle," said the other, "you know quite well,
- 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 129, line 14:
- Thou liest valse co secun that thou an ye thick
- You lie false, said the second, that you and your kid,
References edit
- Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 129