leogan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-. Cognate with Old Frisian liāga, Old Saxon liogan, Old Dutch liegan, Old High German liogan, Old Norse ljúga, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (liugan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle͜oː.ɡɑn/, [ˈle͜oː.ɣɑn]

Verb

lēogan

1. to lie (tell an untruth)
2. to be wrong, err
3. to deceive
4. to belie

Conjugation

Conjugation of lēogan (strong class 2)

infinitive	lēogan	lēogenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	lēoge	lēag, lēah
second person singular	līeġst	luge
third person singular	līeġþ	lēag, lēah
plural	lēogaþ	lugon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	lēoge	luge
plural	lēogen	lugen
imperative
singular	lēog, lēoh
plural	lēogaþ
participle	present	past
	lēogende	(ġe)logen

Derived terms

• belēogan

Descendants

• Middle English: lien
  • English: lie
  • Scots: lee