lig

lig · verb¹

1. Old Norse · derived fromliggja“to lie”
2. Old English · inherited fromliċġan“to lie, be situated, be at rest, remain”
3. Middle English · inherited fromliggen
4. English todaylig

From Middle English liggen, from Old English liċġan (“to lie, be situated, be at rest, remain”) and Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). More at lie.

lig · noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*lugį̄“lie, falsehood”
2. Old Norse · derived fromlygi“a lie”
3. Middle English · inherited from*ligge
4. English todaylig

Probably from Middle English *ligge, from Old Norse lygi (“a lie”), from Proto-Germanic *lugį̄ (“lie, falsehood”). Cognate with Old English lyġe and lyġen.

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