løg

See also: log, lóg, lög, log., -log, and løg-

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaz), from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /løj/, [lʌjˀ]
  • Homophone: løj

Noun

løg n (singular definite løget, plural indefinite løg)

  1. onion
  2. (slang, chiefly plural) testicle
    Et spark i løgene.
    A kick in the nuts.

Inflection

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Norse ló, preterite of ljúga; compare vökkän.

Verb

løg (present løg, preterite løge or löögd, supine löggd)

  1. to lie
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