lie

Swedish

/liːɛ/

noun

Definitions

scythe; an instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like.

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish līe derived from Old Norse lé (scythe) derived from Proto-Germanic *lewô derived from Proto-Indo-European *leu- (cut, detach, lion).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leu-

Gloss

cut, detach, lion

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*leu- Proto-Indo-European
ljå Norwegian Bokmål
*fraleusaną Proto-Germanic
*lewô Proto-Germanic
liemannen Swedish
mannen Swedish
ljá Old Norse
lé Old Norse
le Danish
ljár Icelandic
līe Old Swedish
*lom- Proto-Kartvelian
ljá Scanian
ljá Jamtish

mannen
liemannen