Old English · verb
licgan
Normalised liċġan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class V
- IPA
- /ˈlij.jɑn/[ˈlid.d͡ʒɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈlij · jɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- lighorizontaltranslatedlie
Meaning
-
to lie (be in a horizontal position)
Þā ġeseah hēo þæt ċild liċġan on binne, þǣr sē oxa and sē assa ġewunelīċe fōdan sēċað.
Then saw she the child lying in the bin, where the ox and the ass usually seek food.
c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord" -
to lie down
-
to be located somewhere (often translated with "to be")
-
to lead (e.g. of a road or a river)
Conjugation
All forms (20)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-. Compare Old Frisian lidza, Old Saxon liggian, Old High German liggen, Old Norse liggja, Gothic (ligan).
Descendants
lie, lig
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