lyge
Middle English edit
Noun edit
lyge
- Alternative form of lege (“liege”)
Adjective edit
lyge
- Alternative form of lege (adjective)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lyge (imperative lyg, present tense lyger, simple past løy, past participle løyet)
- to lie
References edit
“lyge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lyge (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive lygast, present participle lygande, imperative lyg)
- Alternative form of ljuga
References edit
“lyge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *luggī, from Proto-Germanic *lugjaz, *lugiz (“lying”). Cognate with Old Saxon luggi (“lying”), Old High German lucki (“lying”).
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
lyge or lyġe
Declension edit
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
Descendants edit
- Middle English: lie, lye, legh (merged with descendant of Old English lyġen)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *lugi, from Proto-Germanic *lugiz.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
lyge or lyġe m
Declension edit
Declension of lyge (strong i-stem)