ligge

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Old High German ligan, liggan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną. Cognate with German liegen, Dutch liggen, English lie, Icelandic liggja. === Pronunciation === (Zürich) IPA(key): /ˈliɡːə/ === Verb === ligge (third-person singular simple present liit, past participle gläge, past subjunctive leeg, auxiliary sii) to lie (be in horizontal position) to lie, be (in a place) == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish liggæ, liggiæ, from Old Norse liggja (“to lie”), from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie down”). Cognate with Old English licgan (modern English lie). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (standard) [ˈleɡ̊ə], (by confusion with lægge (“lay”) often) [ˈlɛɡ̊ə] === Verb === ligge (past tense lå, past participle ligget) to lie (be in horizontal position; be placed or situated) to be (occupy a place) to stand (e.g. a house) to sit (a hen brooding) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== References ==== “ligge” in Den Danske Ordbog “ligge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === ligge (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of liggen === Anagrams === gelig == Low German == === Verb === ligge (eastern Low Prussian) alternative form of liggen == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie down”). Cognates include Danish ligge, Swedish ligga, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan), German liegen, Dutch liggen, and English lie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²lɪɡːə/ === Verb === ligge (imperative ligg, present tense ligger, passive ligges, simple past lå, past participle ligget, present participle liggende) (intransitive) to lie (be in a horizontal position) (intransitive) to be placed or situated Stockholm ligger i Sverige. ― Stockholm is situated in Sweden. ==== Synonyms ==== (to be placed or situated): befinne seg ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lag legge leie === References === “ligge” in The Bokmål Dictionary. Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06), Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 460 == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === ligge (present tense ligg, past tense låg, past participle lege, passive infinitive liggast, present participle liggande, imperative ligg) alternative form of liggja