Reconstruction:Old English/liegne

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *līgne, *lēgne, *lǣgne

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laugnī, from Proto-Germanic *laugnijaz, *laugniz, a variant of *laugnaz (hidden, concealed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli͜yːɡ.ne/, [ˈli͜yːɣ.ne]

Adjective

*līegne

  1. deniable

Declension

Derived terms