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ljuga

ljuga

See also: leogan, ljúga, and ljúğa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Verb

ljuga (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive ljugast, present participle ljugande, imperative ljug)

  1. lie (tell an intentional untruth)

Synonyms

  • skrøna

References


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish liūgha, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (to tell a lie). Cognate with Danish lyve, Faroese ljúgva (whence lúgva), Icelandic ljúga, Norwegian Bokmål lyve and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjʉːˌɡa/

Verb

ljuga

  1. to lie, to tell an untruth
    Politikerna drar sig inte för att ljuga sina väljare rakt upp i ansiktet.
    The politicians do not hesitate to lie to their voters straight to their faces.

Conjugation

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