ljuga
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjʉːɡa/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
ljuga (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive ljugast, present participle ljugande, imperative ljug)
- to lie (tell an intentional untruth)
Synonyms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish liūgha, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell a lie”). Cognate with Danish lyve, Faroese ljúgva (whence lúgva), Icelandic ljúga, Norwegian Bokmål lyve and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²jʉːɡa/
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