ligen
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See also: Ligen
Middle High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old High German ligan, liggan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ligen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liget or lît, past tense lac, past participle gelëgen or gelein, past subjunctive læge, auxiliary hân)
- to lie, to be in a horizontal position
- Siu lît ûf dem bette. ― She is lying on the bed.
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | ligen | ||||
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genitive gerund | ligennes ligenes | ||||
dative gerund | ligenne ligene | ||||
present participle | ligende | ||||
past participle | gelëgen gelein | ||||
auxiliary | hân | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lige | wir ligen | i | ich lige | wir ligen |
du ligest | ir liget | du ligest | ir liget | ||
ër liget | sie ligent | ër lige | sie ligen | ||
preterite | ich lac | wir lâgen | ii | ich læge | wir lægen |
du læge | ir lâget | du lægest | ir læget | ||
ër lac | sie lâgen | ër læge | sie lægen | ||
imperative | lic (du) | liget (ir) |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- German: liegen
References[edit]
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ligen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke[1], Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Old English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From līġ (“flame, fire, lightning”) + -en.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
līġen
Declension[edit]
Declension of līġen — Strong
Declension of līġen — Weak
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
liġen
- past participle of lēon
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