lygn

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɪkn/
    Rhymes: -ɪkn

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lygn, from Proto-Germanic *lugnijaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright”), referring to shining water. Germanic cognates include English lown, Danish lyn (“lightning”), Swedish lugn (“calm water”).

Adjective

lygn (comparative lygnari, superlative lygnastur)

  1. (of water, weather, etc.) still, calm
Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygn lygn lygnt
accusative lygnan lygna lygnt
dative lygnum lygnri lygnu
genitive lygns lygnrar lygns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygnir lygnar lygn
accusative lygna lygnar lygn
dative lygnum lygnum lygnum
genitive lygnra lygnra lygnra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygni lygna lygna
accusative lygna lygnu lygna
dative lygna lygnu lygna
genitive lygna lygnu lygna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygnu lygnu lygnu
accusative lygnu lygnu lygnu
dative lygnu lygnu lygnu
genitive lygnu lygnu lygnu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygnari lygnari lygnara
accusative lygnari lygnari lygnara
dative lygnari lygnari lygnara
genitive lygnari lygnari lygnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygnari lygnari lygnari
accusative lygnari lygnari lygnari
dative lygnari lygnari lygnari
genitive lygnari lygnari lygnari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygnastur lygnust lygnast
accusative lygnastan lygnasta lygnast
dative lygnustum lygnastri lygnustu
genitive lygnasts lygnastrar lygnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygnastir lygnastar lygnust
accusative lygnasta lygnastar lygnust
dative lygnustum lygnustum lygnustum
genitive lygnastra lygnastra lygnastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygnasti lygnasta lygnasta
accusative lygnasta lygnustu lygnasta
dative lygnasta lygnustu lygnasta
genitive lygnasta lygnustu lygnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative lygnustu lygnustu lygnustu
accusative lygnustu lygnustu lygnustu
dative lygnustu lygnustu lygnustu
genitive lygnustu lygnustu lygnustu

Etymology 2

Attested in Icelandic since the 16th century. Possibly inherited, but likely a loanword from Old Saxon lugina, in either case ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lugīnō, itself from *leuganą (“to lie”). Doublet of ljúga.

Noun

lygn f (genitive singular lygnar, no plural)

  1. (obsolete) lie, lies, falsehood
Declension
declension of lygn
f-s2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative lygn lygnin
accusative lygn lygnina
dative lygn lygninni
genitive lygnar lygnarinnar
Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

lygn f (definite singular lygna, indefinite plural lygner, definite plural lygnene)

  1. lie
    Han har fortald deg ei lygn.
    He has told you a lie.

References
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