Jump to content

lögn

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: løgn and logn

Icelandic

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Norse lǫgn, from Proto-Germanic *lagīniz.

Noun

[edit]

lögn f (genitive singular lagnar, nominative plural lagnir)

  1. installation

Declension

[edit]
Declension of lögn (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lögn lögnin lagnir lagnirnar
accusative lögn lögnina lagnir lagnirnar
dative lögn lögninni lögnum lögnunum
genitive lagnar lagnarinnar lagna lagnanna

Further reading

[edit]

Swedish

[edit]
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Swedish lyghn, possibly from Old Norse ljúga (to lie), but probably instead a loanword from Old Saxon lugina; both are ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lugīnō, itself from *leuganą (to lie).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /lœŋn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

lögn c

  1. a lie
    Det är (en) lögn och det vet du
    It's a lie and you know it
    en ren lögn
    a pure lie
    lögn och förtal
    lies and slander

Usage notes

[edit]

Occasionally treated as a mass noun.

Declension

[edit]
[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]