lye
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English lēag, from Proto-Germanic *laugō, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).
Noun[edit]
lye (countable and uncountable, plural lyes)
- An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
- Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).
Derived terms[edit]
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Verb[edit]
lye (third-person singular simple present lyes, present participle lyeing or lying, simple past and past participle lyed)
- To treat with lye.
Further reading[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
lye (plural lyes)
- (UK, rail transport) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
- 1962 October, G. Freeman Allen, “The New Look in Scotland's Northern Division—II: The new Perth marshalling yard”, in Modern Railways, page 273, photo caption with indicating arrow:
- Brakevan lye. [same page in the main text] There is also an inclined lye for brakevans at each end of the yard.
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
lye (third-person singular simple present lyes, present participle lying, simple past lay, past participle lain or layn)
- Obsolete spelling of lie.
- 1654, John Donne, Loves Diet
- Now negligent of sports I lye,
And now as other Fawkners use,
I spring a mistresse, sweare, write, sigh and weepe:
And the game kill'd, or lost, goe talk, and sleepe.
- Now negligent of sports I lye,
- 1687, [John Dryden], “The Third Part”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], OCLC 460679539, page 88:
- But when his foe lyes proſtrate on the plain,
He ſheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane;
And, pleas'd with bloudleſs honours of the day,
Walks over, and diſdains th' inglorious Prey, […]
- 1654, John Donne, Loves Diet
References[edit]
“lye” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse hlýja, from the adjective hlýr.
Alternative forms[edit]
- lya (a infinitive)
Verb[edit]
lye (present tense lyer, past tense lydde, past participle lydd/lytt, passive infinitive lyast, present participle lyande, imperative ly)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
lye (present tense lyar or lyer, past tense lya or lydde, past participle lya or lydd, present participle lyande)
- Eye dialect spelling of lyde.
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
lye
References[edit]
- “lye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aɪ
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- English terms with homophones
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewh₃-
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English lemmas
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- English uncountable nouns
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- English verbs
- British English
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- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
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- Norwegian Nynorsk eye dialect
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjective forms