lig

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.

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1. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.

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2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To lay.

• lig down
• lig on
• lig out

• ligger

• Gil, IGL@, Ilg, LGI

• IPA^(key): /ləχ/

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From Dutch licht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz.

lig (attributive ligte, comparative ligter, superlative ligste)

1. (of weight) light; not heavy

   Die tas is lig.

   The suitcase is light.

2. (figurative) slight; mild

   Daar het 'n ligte wind gewaai.

   A slight wind was blowing.

From Dutch lichten, derived from etymology 1.

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

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

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

lig (plural ligte)

1. light

   Blou lig het die kortste golflengte van die primêre kleure.

   Blue light has the shortest wavelength among primary colours.

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.

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

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.

• liggende

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”).

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

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪk]

lig f

1. genitive plural of liga

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈliːˀ]

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

1. equal to
2. like, similar to

• “lig,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈliːˀ]

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

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

• kadaver

• “lig,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse lík (“leech”), borrowed from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką (“bolt-rope”), cf. also Dutch lijk and English leech. The noun belongs to the Proto-Indo-European root *leyǵ- (“to bind”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈliːˀ]

lig n (singular definite liget, plural indefinite lig)

1. (nautical) leech

• “Lig,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

See ligge (“to lie”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈleɡ̊], Template:proscribed IPA^(key): [ˈlɛɡ̊]

lig

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of ligge

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• Rhymes: -ɪx
• IPA^(key): /lɪx/

lig

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of liggen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of liggen

• gil

• leig (superseded)
• léig (archaic)
• leog (Munster)

2=leykʷ

(deprecated template usage)

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪɟ/

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

1. to let, allow

• ceadaigh
• lamháil
• leomh

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “léicid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leigim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 431
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lig”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “lig”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

lig

1. (anatomy) neck

• līeġ

From Proto-West Germanic *laugi, 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.

• IPA^(key): /liːj/

līġ m (nominative plural līgas)

1. fire; flame

   līġbǣre ― flaming

   līġcwalu ― fiery torment

   līġdraca ― fiery dragon

   līġræscetung ― lightning

   līġȳþ ― wave of fire

• Middle English: lye, lei, lyȝ

• Template:pl-IPA
• Homophone: lik

lig f

1. genitive plural of liga

Borrowed from French ligue.

lig (definite accusative ligi, plural ligler)

1. league (organization of sports teams)

lig

1. liquor