lyge

Middle English

Noun

lyge

1. Alternative form of lege (“liege”)

Adjective

lyge

1. Alternative form of lege (adjective)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lyve
• ljuge
• juge

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyː.ɡe/, [ˈlyʷː.ɡə]

Verb

lyge (imperative lyg, present tense lyger, simple past løy, past participle løyet)

1. to lie

References

“lyge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúga. Compare Danish lyve and Swedish ljuga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlyːɡə/

Verb

lyge (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive lygast, present participle lygande, imperative lyg)

1. Alternative form of ljuga

References

“lyge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• liġe

Etymology

From earlier *lugi, from Proto-Germanic *lugiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈly.je/

Noun

lyġe m

1. lie

Declension

Declension of lyge (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lyġe	lyġas
accusative	lyġe	lyġas
genitive	lyġes	lyġa
dative	lyġe	lyġum

Synonyms

• lēasung
• lyġen

Related terms

• lēogan

Descendants

• Middle English: leghe, leye
  • English: lie