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Webster 1913 Edition


Ligge

Lig′ge

(lĭg′ge)
,
Verb.
I.
To lie or recline.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


ligge

ligge

Alemannic German

Verb

ligge (third-person singular simple present liit, past participle ggläge, past subjunctive leeg, auxiliary sii)

  1. to lie (be in horizontal position)
  2. to lie, be (in a place)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse liggja (to lie), from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (to lie down). Cognate with Old English licgan (modern English lie).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leɡə/, [ˈleɡ̊ə]

Verb

ligge (imperative lig, infinitive at ligge, present tense ligger, past tense , perfect tense har ligget)

  1. lie (be in horizontal position; be placed or situated)
  2. be (occupy a place); stand, (e.g. a house)
  3. sit (a hen brooding)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

ligge

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of liggen

Anagrams


German Low German

Verb

ligge

  1. (eastern Low Prussian) Alternative form of liggen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (to lie down). Cognates include Danish ligge, Swedish ligga, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan), German liegen, Dutch liggen, and English lie

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlîɡe/

Verb

ligge (imperative ligg, present tense ligger, passive ligges, simple past , past participle ligget, present participle liggende)

  1. (intransitive) to lie (be in a horizontal position)
  2. (intransitive) to be placed or situated
    Stockholm ligger i Sverige
    Stockholm is situated in Sweden

Synonyms

  • (to be placed or situated): befinne seg

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  • “ligge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (190306) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 460

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

ligge (present tense ligg, past tense låg, past participle lege, passive infinitive liggast, present participle liggande, imperative ligg)

  1. Alternative form of liggja