liegn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German ligen, from Old High German ligen, from older liggen by generalisation of the stem of the 2nd and 3rd persons singular, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognates include German liegen, Yiddish לײַגן (laygn), Low German liggen, Dutch liggen, English lie, Danish ligge, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːŋ/
• Hyphenation: liagn

Verb

liegn (past participle glegn)

1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
2. to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise sitzn or steh is used)
3. to lie ill in bed
4. to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of liegn

infinitive	liegn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	lig	-	ligad
2nd person sing.	ligst	-	ligadst
3rd person sing.	ligt	-	ligad
1st person plur.	liegn	-	ligadn
2nd person plur.	ligts	-	ligats
3rd person plur.	liegn	-	ligadn
imperative sing.	lig
imperative plur.	ligts
past participle	glegn

Derived terms

• umadumliegn