Faroese

Verb

liggja ‎(third person singular past indicative lá, third person plural past indicative lógu, supine ligið)

1. to lie (on a bed etc.)

Conjugation

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪcːa/

  Rhymes: -ɪcːa

Verb

liggja ‎(strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lá, third-person plural past indicative lágu, supine legið)

1. to lie (on a bed etc.)
2. to be located, to lie
3. to lead (e.g. of a road)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• liggje
• ligga, ligge

Etymology

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Verb

liggja ‎(present tense ligg, past tense låg, past participle lege, passive infinitive liggjast, present participle liggjande, imperative ligg)

1. lie (to be in a horizontal position.)

   Kvifor ligg du her?

   Why are you lying here?

2. lie (location), be located

   Kvar ligg kjøpesenteret?

   Where is the shopping centre located?

References

• “liggja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Compare Old English licgan, Old Saxon liggian, Old Frisian lidzia, Old High German liggen, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 ‎(ligan).

Verb

liggja

1. to lie (on a bed etc.)

Conjugation

Descendants

References

• liggja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press