lyge

Middle English

Noun

lyge

1. Alternative form of lege (“liege”)

Adjective

lyge

1. Alternative form of lege (adjective)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lyve
• ljuge
• juge

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyː.ɡɛ/, [ˈlyʷː.ɡə]

Verb

lyge (imperative lyg, present tense lyger, simple past løy, past participle løyet)

1. to lie

References

“lyge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlyːɡə/

Verb

lyge (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive lygast, present participle lygande, imperative lyg)

1. Alternative form of ljuga

References

“lyge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈly.ɡe/, [ˈly.ɣe]
• IPA^(key): /ˈly.je/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *luggī, from Proto-Germanic *lugjaz, *lugiz (“lying”). Cognate with Old Saxon luggi (“lying”), Old High German lucki (“lying”).

Alternative forms

• lyċġe, lyċċe

Adjective

lyge or lyġe

1. lying

Declension

Declension of lyge — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lyge	lygu, lygo	lyge
Accusative	lygne	lyge	lyge
Genitive	lyges	lygre	lyges
Dative	lygum	lygre	lygum
Instrumental	lyge	lygre	lyge
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lyge	lyga, lyge	lygu, lygo
Accusative	lyge	lyga, lyge	lygu, lygo
Genitive	lygra	lygra	lygra
Dative	lygum	lygum	lygum
Instrumental	lygum	lygum	lygum

Declension of lyge — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lyga	lyge	lyge
Accusative	lygan	lygan	lyge
Genitive	lygan	lygan	lygan
Dative	lygan	lygan	lygan
Instrumental	lygan	lygan	lygan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lygan	lygan	lygan
Accusative	lygan	lygan	lygan
Genitive	lygra, lygena	lygra, lygena	lygra, lygena
Dative	lygum	lygum	lygum
Instrumental	lygum	lygum	lygum

Descendants

• Middle English: lie, lye, legh (merged with descendant of Old English lyġen)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *lugi, from Proto-Germanic *lugiz.

Alternative forms

• liġe

Noun

lyge or lyġe m

1. lie

Declension

Declension of lyge (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lyġe	lyġas
accusative	lyġe	lyġas
genitive	lyġes	lyġa
dative	lyġe	lyġum

Synonyms

• lēasung
• lyġen

Related terms

• lēogan

Descendants

• Middle English: liȝe, lighe, leghe, leye, lie
  • English: lie
  • Scots: ley, lie