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løgn

Danish

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Etymology

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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”).

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Noun

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løgn c (singular definite løgnen, plural indefinite løgne)

  1. lie (untruth)

Declension

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Declension of løgn
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative løgn løgnen løgne løgnene
genitive løgns løgnens løgnes løgnenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish løgn, from Old Saxon luginu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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løgn f or m (definite singular løgna or løgnen, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

  1. a lie
    Han har fortalt deg en løgn. ― He has told you a lie.
    en hvit løgn ― a white lie

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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løgn f (definite singular løgna, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

  1. a lie
    Han har fortalt deg ei løgn. ― He has told you a lie.

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