lygen

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈly.jen/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *lugin, from Proto-Germanic *luginaz (“lying”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell lies, swear, bemoan”). ==== Adjective ==== lyġen lying, false ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== unlyġen ===== Related terms ===== unġelyġen ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: lie, lye, legh (merged with descendant of Old English lyġe) === Etymology 2 === From 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 ==== lyġen f lie, falsehood ===== Declension ===== Strong ō-stem: ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: liȝe, lighe, leghe, lie (likely having merged with descendants of Old English lyġe) English: lie Scots: ley, lie