lig

See also: lig., -lig, and lig-

English

Etymology

From Middle English liggen, from Old English licgan (“to lie, be situated, be at rest, remain”) and Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). More at lie.

Verb

lig (third-person singular simple present ligs, present participle ligging, simple past and past participle ligged)

  1. (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
  2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To lay.

Derived terms

  • lig down
  • lig on
  • lig out

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch licht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz.

Adjective

lig (attributive ligte, comparative ligter, superlative ligste)

  1. (of weight) light; not heavy
    Die tas is lig.
    The suitcase is light.
  2. (figuratively) slight; mild
    Daar het 'n ligte wind gewaai.
    A slight wind was blowing.

Etymology 2

From Dutch lichten, derived from etymology 1.

Verb

lig (present lig, present participle ligtende, past participle gelig)

  1. (transitive) to lift, to raise
  2. (transitive) to weigh (the anchor)

Etymology 3

From Dutch licht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą (noun) and *leuhtaz (adjective).

Noun

lig (plural ligte)

  1. light
    Blou lig het die kortste golflengte van die primêre kleure.
    Blue light has the shortest wavelength among primary colours.

Adjective

lig (attributive ligte, comparative ligter, superlative ligste)

  1. (of color or complexion) light; pale; not dark
    Hy dra 'n ligblou hemp.
    He wears a light blue shirt.

Etymology 4

From Dutch lichten, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną, derived from etymology 3.

Verb

lig (present lig, present participle ligtende, past participle gelig)

  1. to shine; to be or become light
    Supernova's is geweldig ligtende uitbarstings van massiewe sterre.
    Supernovas are immensely shining explosions of massive stars.

See also

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *liga, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos ‘indigent, needy, ill’. Cognate to Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “small, little”), Lithuanian ligà ‘illness’, Old Irish líach ‘wretched’.

Adjective

i lig m (feminine e ligë, masculine plural të ligj, feminine plural të liga)

  1. evil, wicked
  2. bad, nasty
  3. ill, sick
  4. weak, cowardly
  5. (dialectal) pregnant, with child

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liː/, [liːˀ]
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Etymology 1

From Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.

Adjective

lig (neuter ligt or lig, plural and definite singular attributive lig)

  1. equal to
  2. like, similar to

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lík (“body”), from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-.

Noun

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

  1. body, corpse
  2. crock (an old or broken-down vehicle)
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse lík (“leech”).

Noun

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

  1. (nautical) leech
Inflection

Etymology 4

See ligge (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leɡ/, [leɡ̊]

Verb

lig

  1. imperative of ligge

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪx
  • IPA(key): /lɪx/

Verb

lig

  1. first-person singular present indicative of liggen
  2. imperative of liggen

Anagrams

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier léig, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic *linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti, nasal-infix present of *leykʷ- (“to leave”). Cognate with Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇákti), Latin linquō, Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 (leiƕan), Lithuanian lìkti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪɟ/

Verb

lig (present analytic ligeann, future analytic ligfidh, verbal noun ligean, past participle ligthe)

  1. to let, allow

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “léicid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “leigim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 431.
  • "lig" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “lig” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “lig” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Maguindanao

Noun

lig

  1. (anatomy) neck

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laugiz (“fire, flame, lightning”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light; white; to shine”). Cognate with Old High German loug, Old Norse lǫygr, log, loga (“flame, low”). More at low.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːj/

Noun

līġ m (nominative plural līgas)

  1. fire; flame

Descendants

  • Middle English: lye, lei, lyȝ

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ligue.

Noun

lig (definite accusative ligi, plural ligler)

  1. league (organization of sports teams)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative lig
Definite accusative ligi
Singular Plural
Nominative lig ligler
Definite accusative ligi ligleri
Dative lige liglere
Locative ligde liglerde
Ablative ligden liglerden
Genitive ligin liglerin


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Volapük

Noun

lig

  1. liquor
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