leie
Central Franconian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German liegen, from Old High German liogan, from Proto-West Germanic *leugan, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ-. Compare Limburgish lege, Luxembourgish léien, Dutch liegen, German lügen.
Alternative forms
edit- lüjje (Ripuarian variant, from the 2nd and 3rd persons singular under standard German influence)
- liehe (southern Moselle Franconian)
- leje, leeje (Ripuarian and northern Moselle Franconian)
- luje (Kirchröadsj)
Verb
editleie (third-person singular present leit, past tense leiet or loog, present participle leiend or leiens, past participle jeloage)
- (Kirchröadsj, intransitive) to lie; to tell lies
- Doe kans veule dat heë leit. ― You can tell that he is lying.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle High German leiten, from Old High German leiten, from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną. Compare Limburgish lèèje, Luxembourgish leeden, English lead, German leiten, Dutch leiden.
Verb
editleie (third-person singular present leit, past tense leiet, present participle leiend or leiens, past participle jeleid)
- (Kirchröadsj, transitive) to lead
- (Kirchröadsj, transitive) to manage (an organization)
- (Kirchröadsj, transitive) to conduct (a liquid, electricity, etc.)
- (Kirchröadsj, intransitive) to lead, to go, to follow a path to
Derived terms
editGalician
editVerb
editleie
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of lear:
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editVerb
editleie
Further reading
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
edit- lei, leiʒ, leiʒe, leghe, leʒ, lay, lai, laie, lie
- leai, leaie, læi, læie, læʒ, læg, læiʒe, laʒʒ (Early Middle English)
Verb
editleie
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editVerb
editleie (present tense leier, past tense leide, past participle leid)
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- leige (Nynorsk)
References
edit- “leie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom the Old Norse noun and verb leiða. Compare with Proto-Germanic *laiþijaną. Related to modern English loathe.
Noun
editleie f (definite singular leia, indefinite plural leier, definite plural leiene)
- boredom
- Synonym: keisemd
- an annoying thing or person; a bore
- an affliction
Etymology 2
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editleie n (definite singular leiet, indefinite plural leie, definite plural leia)
- a place to lie down
- a lying down position
- the act of one who is lying down
- (geology, mining) a layer
- (anatomy, rare) a mammalian womb
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 3
editAdjective
editleie
References
edit- “leie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Pennsylvania German
editEtymology
editCompare German liegen, Dutch liggen, English lie.
Verb
editleie
Romanian
editPronunciation
editVerb
editleie
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- nn:Animal body parts
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