English

Verb

lig ‎(third-person singular simple present ligs, present participle ligging, simple past and past participle ligged)

1. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To lay.

Derived terms

• lig down
• lig on
• lig out

Related terms

• ligger

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch liggen.

Verb

lig ‎(present lig, present participle liggende, past participle gelig)

1. (intransitive) to lie, to be lying down
2. (intransitive) to be situated

Etymology 2

From Dutch licht.

Adjective

lig ‎(attributive ligte, comparative ligter, superlative ligste)

1. (of weight) light; not heavy

   Die tas is lig.‎

   The suitcase is light.

2. (of color or complexion) light; pale; not dark

   Hy dra 'n ligblou hemp.‎

   He wears a light blue shirt.

Etymology 3

From Dutch licht.

Noun

lig ‎(plural ligte)

1. light

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *alig-, from Proto-Indo-European *h3lig-o- 'indigent, needy, ill'. Cognate to Ancient Greek ὀλίγος ‎(olígos, “small, little”), Lithuanian ligas ‎(“ill, worse”), ligà ‎(“illness”), Latvian liga ‎(“epidemic disease”).

Adjective

lig m ‎(feminine lige)

1. bad, worse, ill

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liː/, [liːˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.

Adjective

lig ‎(neuter ligt or lig, e-form lig)

1. equal to
2. like, similar to

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lík ‎(“body”), from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-.

Noun

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

1. body, corpse
2. crock (an old or broken-down vehicle)

Inflection

Synonyms

• kadaver

Etymology 3

From Old Norse lík ‎(“leech”).

Noun

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

1. (nautical) leech

Inflection

Etymology 4

See ligge ‎(“to lie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɡ/, [leɡ̊]

Verb

lig

1. imperative of ligge

References

• “lig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪx
• IPA^(key): /lɪx/

Verb

lig

1. first-person singular present indicative of liggen
2. imperative of liggen

Anagrams

• gil

Irish

Alternative forms

• léig (archaic)
• leog (Munster)

Etymology

From earlier léig, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, nasal-infix present of *leykʷ- ‎(“to leave”). Cognate with Sanskrit रिणक्ति ‎(riṇákti), Latin linquō, Ancient Greek λείπω ‎(leípō), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 ‎(leiƕan), Lithuanian lìkti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪɟ/

Verb

lig ‎(present analytic ligeann, future analytic ligfidh, verbal noun ligean, past participle ligthe)

1. to let, allow

Conjugation

Derived terms

Synonyms

• ceadaigh
• lamháil
• leomh

Lojban

Rafsi

lig

1. rafsi of sligu.

Old English

Alternative forms

• līeġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laugiz ‎(“fire, flame, lightning”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- ‎(“light; white; to shine”). Cognate with Old High German loug, Old Norse lǫygr, log, loga ‎(“flame, low”). More at low.

Noun

līġ m ‎(nominative plural līgas)

1. fire; flame

Descendants

• Middle English: leye

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French ligue.

Noun

lig ‎(definite accusative ligi, plural ligler)

1. league (organization of sports teams)

Declension

Volapük

Noun

lig

1. liquor