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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)

  1. (obsolete) To lie; to tell lies.


Danish

Adjective

lige

  1. singular definite of lig
  2. plural indefinite of lig
  3. plural definite of lig

French

Adjective

lige m, f (plural liges)

  1. liege

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈl̠ʲɪɟə]

Verb

lige

  1. present subjunctive analytic of lig

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)

  1. liege; liegeman; vassal

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

  1. verbal noun of laigid
  2. lying down, reclining, sleeping
  3. (of the sun) setting
  4. (of birds) perching
  5. bed, couch
  6. (of dogs) kennel, lair
  7. (figuratively) grave
Inflection
Neuter io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

lige f

  1. verbal noun of ligid
  2. licking
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.


Turkish

Noun

lige

  1. dative singular of lig