leogan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-. Cognate with Old Saxon liogan, Middle Dutch liegen (Dutch liegen), Old High German liogan (German lügen), Old Norse ljúga (Danish lyve, Swedish ljuga), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (liugan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈleːoɣɑn/

Verb

lēogan

  1. to lie (tell an untruth)
  2. to be wrong, err
  3. to deceive
  4. to belie

Conjugation
Conjugation of lēogan (strong class 2)
infinitive lēogan tō lēogenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular lēoge lēah
2nd-person singular līegest luge
3rd-person singular līegeþ lēah
plural lēogaþ lugon
subjunctive present past
singular lēoge luge
plural lēogen lugen
imperative
singular lēog
plural lēogaþ
participle present past
lēogende (ġe)logen

Derived terms

Descendants
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