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ligen

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See also: Ligen

Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German ligan, liggan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈliɡən/

Verb

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ligen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liget or līt, past tense lac, past participle gelëgen or gelein, past subjunctive læge, auxiliary hān)

  1. to lie, to be in a horizontal position
    Siu lît ûf dëm bette.She is lying on the bed.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • German: liegen

References

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  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ligen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Old English

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Etymology 1

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From līġ (flame, fire, lightning) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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līġen

  1. flaming, fiery
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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liġen

  1. past participle of lēon