lieg

Afrikaans

/liχ/

verb
Definitions
  • to lie to tell a mistruth

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish liegen (lie) inherited from Middle Dutch liegen inherited from Old Dutch liegan inherited from Proto-Germanic *leuganą (lie) derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (swear, tell a lie, tell lies, bemoan, complain, lie).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewgʰ-

Gloss

swear, tell a lie, tell lies, bemoan, complain, lie

Concept
Semantic Field

Law

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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