orlege

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzlugi-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *lugi-, a derivative of *leuganą (“to lie, tell a lie”). Akin to Old Frisian orloch, Old Saxon urlogi, Old High German urluogi, urliugi (“war”), Dutch oorlog (“war”), Old English lēogan (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorˌle.je/

Noun

orleġe n

1. war, strife; hostility

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	orleġe	orleġu
accusative	orleġe	orleġu
genitive	orleġes	orleġa
dative	orleġe	orleġum

Derived terms

• orleġnīþ
• orleġstund
• orleġsceaft
• orleġċēap
• orleġfrom
• orleġhwīl
• orleġweorc