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Old English · verb

leogan

Normalised lēogan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class II
IPA
/ˈle͜oː.ɡɑn/
[ˈle͜oː.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ˈle͜oː · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
liebelieuntruth

Meaning

  1. to lie (tell an untruth)

  2. to be wrong, err

  3. to deceive

  4. to belie

Conjugation

Conjugation of leogan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular lēogelēaglēah
2nd singular līeġstluge
3rd singular līeġþlēaglēah
Plural lēogaþlugon
Subjunctive
Singular lēogeluge
Plural lēogenlugen
Non-finite forms of leogan
Form
Infinitive lēogan
Inflected infinitive lēogenne
Imperative singular lēoglēoh
Imperative plural lēogaþ
Present participle lēogende
Past participle logenġelogen

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *leugan. Cognate with Old Frisian liāga.

Descendants

lie

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