See also: líggja

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Verb edit

liggja (third person singular past indicative , third person plural past indicative lógu, supine ligið)

  1. to lie (on a bed etc.)

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of liggja (irregular)
infinitive liggja
supine ligið
participle (a26)1 liggjandi ligin
present past
first singular liggi
second singular liggur lást
third singular liggur
plural liggja lógu
imperative
singular ligg!
plural liggið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

liggja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative , third-person plural past indicative lágu, supine legið)

  1. to lie (on a bed etc.)
  2. to be located, to lie
  3. to lead (e.g. of a road)

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Akin to English lie.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /²lɪjːɑ/, /²lɪɟ͡ʝːɑ/, /²lɪʝːɑ/

Verb edit

liggja (present tense ligg, past tense låg, past participle lege, passive infinitive liggjast, present participle liggjande, imperative ligg)

  1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position.)
    Kvifor ligg du her?
    Why are you lying here?
  2. to lie (location), be located
    Kvar ligg kjøpesenteret?
    Where is the shopping centre located?

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Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Compare Old English liċġan, Old Saxon liggian, Old Frisian lidzia, Old High German liggen, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan).

Verb edit

liggja

  1. to lie (on a bed etc.)

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Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: liggja
  • Faroese: liggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: liggja
  • Elfdalian: ligga
  • Old Swedish: liggia
  • Old Danish: liggæ
  • Old Gutnish: liggia

References edit

  • liggja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press