líggja

See also: liggja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse léa, ljá, from Proto-Germanic *līhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊɪt͡ʃːa/
    Rhymes: -ʊɪt͡ʃːa

Verb

líggja (third person singular past indicative líggjaði, third person plural past indicative líggjað, supine líggjað)

  1. (ditransitive, dated) to lend
    Hann líggjar henni bókina.
    He lends her the book.
  2. (neologism) to lease

Conjugation
   Conjugation of líggja
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infinitive líggja
present participle líggjandi
past participle a6 líggjaður
supine líggjað
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present líggji líggjar líggjar líggja
past líggjaði líggjaði líggjaði líggjaðu
imperative – tú – tit
present — líggja! — líggjið!
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