Lye

See also: lye, lyé, and -lye

English

Proper noun

Lye

1. (with the) A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9284).
2. (rare) A diminutive of the female given name Lyanna.

Anagrams

• Ely, Ley, ley, yel, -ley

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Lyghe, Lyghie (14th and 15th century)

Etymology

From Old Norse Lýgi n, possibly from Proto-Germanic *liugiją, related to *leugō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lyːə/

Proper noun

Lye n

1. A farm and village in Time, Jæren district, Rogaland, Norway
2. Ellipsis of Lyefjell.

Derived terms

• Lyefjell
• Lyevegen
• Lyevollen

References

• Oluf Rygh (1915) “Præstegaarden”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 10, pages 143-144