orlege

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzlugi-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *lugi-, a derivative of *leuganą (“to lie, tell a lie”). Akin to Old Frisian orloch, Old Saxon urlogi, Old High German urluogi, urliugi (“war”), Dutch oorlog (“war”), Old English lēogan (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈorˌle.je/

Noun

orleġe n

war, strife; hostility

Declension

Declension of orlege (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	orleġe	orleġu
accusative	orleġe	orleġu
genitive	orleġes	orleġa
dative	orleġe	orleġum

Derived terms

orleġnīþ
orleġstund
orleġsceaft
orleġċēap
orleġfrom
orleġhwīl
orleġweorc

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