lygen
Old English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *lugin, from Proto-Germanic *luginaz (“lying”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell lies, swear, bemoan”).
Adjective
editlyġen
Declension
editDeclension of lyġen — Strong
Declension of lyġen — Weak
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Middle English: lie, lye, legh (merged with descendant of Old English lyġe)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *luginu, from Proto-Germanic *luginō, *lugį̄ (“lie, falsehood”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell lies, swear, bemoan”). Cognate with Old Saxon lugina (“falsehood”), Danish løgn (“lie”), Norwegian lygn (“lie”). More at lie.
Noun
editlyġen f
Declension
editDeclension of lyġen (strong ō-stem)
Descendants
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