lygen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luginō (“lie, falsehood”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell lies, swear, bemoan”). Cognate with Old Saxon lugina (“falsehood”), Norwegian lygn (“lie”). More at lie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈly.jen/

Noun

lyġen f

1. lie, falsehood

Declension

Declension of lyġen (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lyġen	lyġenna, lyġenne
accusative	lyġenne	lyġenna, lyġenne
genitive	lyġenne	lyġenna
dative	lyġenne	lyġennum