líggja

See also: liggja

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊɪt͡ʃːa/
  • Rhymes: -ʊɪt͡ʃːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse léa, ljá, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.

Verb

líggja (third person singular past indicative líggjaði, third person plural past indicative líggjað, supine líggjað)

  1. (ditransitive, dated) to lend
    Hann líggjar henni bókina.
    He lends her the book.
  2. (neologism) to lease
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine líggjað
present past
first singular líggji líggjaði
second singular líggjar líggjaði
third singular líggjar líggjaði
plural líggja líggjaðu
participle (a6)1 líggjandi líggjaður
imperative
singular líggja!
plural líggjið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

Noun

líggja

  1. accusative/dative/genitive singular of líggi
  2. genitive plural of líggi
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