løgn

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lygi, from Proto-Germanic *luginō (“lie, falsehood”), from Proto-Indo-European *leugh- (“to tell lies, swear, bemoan”). Cognate with English lie, German Lüge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /løɡn/, [lʌjˀn]

Noun

løgn c (singular definite løgnen, plural indefinite løgne)

lie (untruth)

Inflection

Declension of løgn

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	løgn	løgnen	løgne	løgnene
genitive	løgns	løgnens	løgnes	løgnenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

løgn f, m (definite singular løgna or løgnen, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

a lie
Han har fortalt deg en løgn.
He has told you a lie.

en hvit løgn - a white lie

References

“løgn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

lygn

Noun

løgn f (definite singular løgna, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

a lie
Han har fortalt deg ei løgn.
He has told you a lie.

References

“løgn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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