ljuga

• ljuge
• lyga, lyge

From Old Norse ljúga.

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(l)jʉːɡa/

ljuga (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive ljugast, present participle ljugande, imperative ljug)

1. to lie (tell an intentional untruth)

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• “ljuga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish liūgha, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell a lie”). Cognate with Danish lyve, Faroese ljúgva (whence lúgva), Icelandic ljúga, Norwegian Bokmål lyve and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuga.

• IPA^(key): /²jʉːɡa/

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ljuga (present ljuger, preterite ljög, supine ljugit, imperative ljug)

1. to lie, to tell an untruth

   Politikerna drar sig inte för att ljuga sina väljare rakt upp i ansiktet.

   The politicians do not hesitate to lie to their voters straight to their faces.

   Jag skulle ljuga, om jag sade, att jag älskar människorna.

   I would be lying if I said that I loved mankind.

• blåljuga
• ljugarbänk

• beljuga
• förljugen
• lögn
• lögnare

• ljuga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ljuga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)