lig.
To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
Meaning & usage
To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
To lay.
To be a ligger or hanger-on; to freeload.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English liggen, from Old English liċġan (“to lie, be situated, be at rest, remain”) and Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). More at lie.
A lie; an untruth.
Where this word comes from
Probably from Middle English *ligge, from Old Norse lygi (“a lie”), from Proto-Germanic *lugį̄ (“lie, falsehood”). Cognate with Old English lyġe and lyġen.
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