ljúga

Icelandic

/ˈljuːa/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) to lie, to tell lies [about something]
  • (transitive) to lie to someone, to tell lies to someone
  • (transitive) to lie about something, to tell lies about something

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse ljúga (lie) inherited from Proto-Germanic *leuganą (lie) derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (swear, tell a lie, tell lies, bemoan, complain, lie).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewgʰ-

Gloss

swear, tell a lie, tell lies, bemoan, complain, lie

Concept
Semantic Field

Law

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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