ljuga

See also: leogan, ljúga, and ljúğa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ljuge
• lyga, lyge

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʉːɡa/

Verb

ljuga (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive ljugast, present participle ljugande, imperative ljug)

1. to lie (tell an intentional untruth)

Synonyms

• skrøna

References

• “ljuga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish liūgha, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell a lie”). Cognate with Danish lyve, Faroese ljúgva (whence lúgva), Icelandic ljúga, Norwegian Bokmål lyve and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jʉːɡa/

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Verb

ljuga

1. to lie, to tell an untruth

   Politikerna drar sig inte för att ljuga sina väljare rakt upp i ansiktet.

   The politicians do not hesitate to lie to their voters straight to their faces.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ljuga (class 2 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ljuga		—
Supine	ljugit		—
Imperative	ljug		—
Imper. plural1	ljugen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ljuger	ljög	—	—
Ind. plural1	ljuga	ljögo	—	—
Subjunctive2	ljuge	ljöge	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	ljugande
Past participle	ljugen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• beljuga
• förljugen
• lögn
• lögnare