licgan
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
Compare Old Frisian lidzia, Old Saxon liggian, Old High German liggen, Old Norse liggja, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]liċġan
- to lie (be in a horizontal position)
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord"
- Þā ġeseah hēo þæt cild licgan on binne, ðǣr sē oxa and sē assa ġewunelīce fōdan sēcað.
- Then saw she the child lying in the bin, where the ox and the ass usually seek food.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord"
- to lie down
- to be located somewhere (often translated with "to be")
- to lead (e.g. of a road or a river)
- to lay
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
- ...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram cildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīce ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfencge æt þām infarendum...
- Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of liċġan (strong class 5)
infinitive | liċġan | liċġenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | liċġe | læġ |
second person singular | liġst | lǣge, lāge |
third person singular | liġþ, liġeþ | læġ |
plural | liċġaþ | lǣgon, lāgon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | liċġe | lǣge, lāge |
plural | liċġen | lǣgen, lāgen |
imperative | ||
singular | liġe | |
plural | liċġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
liċġende | (ġe)leġen |
Derived terms
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- Old English class 5 strong verbs