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Webster 1913 Edition
Lige
Lig′e
(lĭg′e)
, Verb.
T.
& I.
To lie; to tell lies.
[Obs.]
Definition 2024
lige
lige
English
Verb
lige (third-person singular simple present liges, present participle liging, simple past and past participle liged)
- (obsolete) To lie; to tell lies.
Old French
Etymology
Disputed; thought to be of Germanic origin. See English liege.
Noun
lige m (oblique plural liges, nominative singular liges, nominative plural lige)
Descendants
- English: liege (borrowed)
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl͈ʲiɣʲe/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *legyom, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie (down)”).
Noun
lige n
- verbal noun of laigid
- lying down, reclining, sleeping
- (of the sun) setting
- (of birds) perching
- bed, couch
- (of dogs) kennel, lair
- (figuratively) grave
Inflection
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Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
lige f
Inflection
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