løgn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Saxon lugina, from Proto-Germanic *luginō, cognate with Old English lyġen, Old High German lugina. Norwegian lygn and Swedish lögn are also borrowed from Old Saxon. The noun is derived from the verb *leuganą (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʌjˀn]

Noun

løgn c (singular definite løgnen, plural indefinite løgne)

1. lie (untruth)

Declension

Declension of løgn

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	løgn	løgnen	løgne	løgnene
genitive	løgns	løgnens	løgnes	løgnenes

Derived terms

• løgner
• løgnagtig
• løgnhals
• løgnehistorie
• livsløgn
• nødløgn

References

• “løgn” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “løgn” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Danish løgn, from Old Danish løwn, løgen, an early borrowing (probably in the context of Christianisation) from Old Saxon lugina, from Proto-West Germanic *luginu. The underlying verb lyve (etc.) is of native Norse origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœʏ̯n/

Noun

løgn f or m (definite singular løgna or løgnen, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

1. a lie

   Han har fortalt deg en løgn. ― He has told you a lie.

   en hvit løgn ― a white lie

Derived terms

• løgndetektor
• løgner

Related terms

• lyve (lyge, ljuge)

References

• “løgn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• lygn

Noun

løgn f (definite singular løgna, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

1. a lie

   Han har fortalt deg ei løgn. ― He has told you a lie.

Derived terms

• løgnar
• løgndetektor

References

• “løgn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.