ligene

Danish

Noun

ligene n

1. definite plural of lig

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

• ligge ne, ligge ner

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk leggje ned (“lay down”) and liggje. The sense was probably influenced by phrase legg deg ned, literally "lie you down, (and take a rest)" (similar to Russian приляг (priljag)).

Verb

ligene

1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position), to lay, to rest