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lyve.

to lie (tell an untruth)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈlyːʋə][ˈlyːʊ]
  1. to lie (tell an untruth)

  2. to fib

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish liughæ, lyffuæ, liffuæ, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell a lie”). Cognate with Swedish ljuga, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (liugan), German lügen, Dutch liegen, and English lie.

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