lien
Middle English
verb
Definitions
- to lie
Etymology
Inherited from Old English liċġan (lie down, be situated) inherited from *liggjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną (lie, recline).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ligjaną
Gloss
lie, recline
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- belie English
- forelie English
- forlie English
- give the lie English
- liar English
- lie English
- lier English
- liest English
- lieth English
- ligger English
- mislie English
- outlie English
- overlie English
- self-lie English
- superlie English
- underlie English
- Lage German
- *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *légʰyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *lagjaną Proto-Germanic
- *ligjaną Proto-Germanic
- *lēgiją Proto-Germanic
- ライ Japanese
- belicgan Old English
- licgan Old English
- liċġan Old English
- tolicgan Old English
- ymblicgan Old English
- lygger Middle English
- liggja Old Norse
- ligan Old High German
- ligen Old High German
- 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *liggjan gmw-pro
- liggen Old Dutch
- liggian Old Saxon
- lidza Old Frisian
- lidzia Old Frisian