lögn

See also: løgn and logn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lǫgn, from Proto-Germanic *lagīniz.

Noun

lögn f (genitive singular lagnar, nominative plural lagnir)

  1. installation

Declension

Declension of lögn (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lögn lögnin lagnir lagnirnar
accusative lögn lögnina lagnir lagnirnar
dative lögn lögninni lögnum lögnunum
genitive lagnar lagnarinnar lagna lagnanna

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lyghn, possibly from Old Norse ljúga (“to lie”), but probably instead a loanword from Old Saxon lugina; both are ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lugīnō, itself from *leuganą (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lœŋn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

lögn c

  1. a lie
    Det är (en) lögn och det vet du
    It's a lie and you know it
    en ren lögn
    a pure lie
    lögn och förtal
    lies and slander

Usage notes

Occasionally treated as a mass noun.

Declension

Declension of lögn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lögn lögns
definite lögnen lögnens
plural indefinite lögner lögners
definite lögnerna lögnernas

See also

References

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