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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ligge.

to lie (be in a horizontal position)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb/²lɪɡːə/
  1. to lie (be in a horizontal position)

    intransitive
  2. to be placed or situated

    intransitive
    Stockholm ligger i Sverige.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie down”). Cognates include Danish ligge, Swedish ligga, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan), German liegen, Dutch liggen, and English lie.

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