haugalygi

Icelandic

Etymology

From haugur (“heap, mound”) +‎ lygi (“lie”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhøyːɣaˌlɪːjɪ/

Noun

haugalygi f (genitive singular haugalygi, nominative plural haugalygar)

  1. a bare-faced lie

Declension

Declension of haugalygi (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative haugalygi haugalygin haugalygar haugalygarnar
accusative haugalygi haugalygina haugalygar haugalygarnar
dative haugalygi haugalyginni haugalygum haugalygunum
genitive haugalygi haugalyginnar haugalyga haugalyganna

See also

  • ljúga upp í opið geðið á einhverjum (“to tell someone a barefaced lie”)
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