liegn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German ligen, from Old High German ligen, from older liggen by generalisation of the stem of the 2nd and 3rd persons singular, from Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Cognates include German liegen, Yiddish לײַגן (laygn), Low German liggen, Dutch liggen, English lie, Danish ligge, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːŋ/
• Hyphenation: liagn

Verb

liegn (past participle glegn)

1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
2. to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise sitzn or steh is used)
3. to lie ill in bed
4. to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of liegn

infinitive	liegn
past participle	glegn
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	lig	—	ligad
2nd person singular	ligst	—	ligadst
3rd person singular	ligt	—	ligad
1st person plural	liegn	—	ligadn
2nd person plural	ligts	—	ligats
3rd person plural	liegn	—	ligadn
	imperative
singular	lig
plural	ligts

Derived terms

• umadumliegn