leogan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *leugan. Cognate with Old Frisian liāga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle͜oː.ɡɑn/, [ˈle͜oː.ɣɑn]

Verb

lēogan

  1. to lie (tell an untruth)
  2. to be wrong, err
  3. to deceive
  4. to belie

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: lien
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