liar
English
/ˈlaɪ.ə/, /ˈlaɪ.ɚ/
noun
Definitions
- One who tells lies.
- (nautical) A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lier inherited from Old English lēgere, lēogan (lie, belie, betray, charge falsely, be in error, deceive) affix from English lie (deceive, recline, be prostrate, be positioned).
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lie
Gloss
deceive, recline, be prostrate, be positioned
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- belie English
- forelie English
- forlie English
- give the lie English
- lie English
- lier English
- liest English
- lieth English
- ligger English
- mislie English
- nonliar English
- outlie English
- overlie English
- self-lie English
- superlie English
- underlie English
- ライ Japanese
- beleogan Old English
- leogere Old English
- lēgere Old English
- lēogan Old English
- lien Middle English
- lier Middle English
- lee Scots