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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leugan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leuganą.

Verb

*leugan

  1. to lie, to tell a falsehood

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive *leugan
1st sg. past *laug
3rd pl. past *lugun
Past ptcple *logan
Infinitive *leugan
Genitive infin. *leugannjas
Dative infin. *leugannjē
Instrum. infin. *leugannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *leugu *laug
2nd singular *liugiʀi *lugī
3rd singular *liugidi *laug
1st plural *leugum *lugum
2nd plural *liugid *lugud
3rd plural *leugand *lugun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *leugē *lugī
2nd singular *leugēs *lugī
3rd singular *leugē *lugī
1st plural *leugēm *lugīm
2nd plural *leugēþ *lugīd
3rd plural *leugēn *lugīn
Imperative Present
Singular *leug
Plural *liugid
Present Past
Participle *leugandī *logan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: lēogan
    • Middle English: lien
  • Old Frisian: liāga
    • Saterland Frisian: ljooge
    • West Frisian: lige
  • Old Saxon: liogan
  • Old Dutch: liegan
  • Old High German: liogan
    • Middle High German: liegen, liugen
      • German: lügen
      • Bavarian: liagn, liang
      • Luxembourgish: léien
      • Yiddish: לײַגן (laygn)
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