orlege

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzlugi-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *lugi-, a derivative of *leuganą (“to lie, tell a lie”). Akin to Old Frisian orloch, Old Saxon urlogi, Old High German urluogi, urliugi (“war”), Dutch oorlog (“war”), Old English lēogan (“to lie”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈorˌle.je/

Noun

orleġe n

  1. war, strife; hostility

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative orleġe orleġu
accusative orleġe orleġu
genitive orleġes orleġa
dative orleġe orleġum

Derived terms

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