Participles
| Present | liċġende |
| Past | (ġe)leġen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | liċġe |
| 2nd sing. | liġst |
| 3rd sing. | liġþ; liġeþ |
| 1st plur. | liċġaþ |
| 2nd plur. | liċġaþ |
| 3rd plur. | liċġaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | læġ |
| 2nd sing. | lǣge; lāge |
| 3rd sing. | læġ |
| 1st plur. | lǣgon; lāgon |
| 2nd plur. | lǣgon; lāgon |
| 3rd plur. | lǣgon; lāgon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | liċġe |
| 2nd sing. | liċġe |
| 3rd sing. | liċġe |
| 1st plur. | liċġen |
| 2nd plur. | liċġen |
| 3rd plur. | liċġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | lǣge; lāge |
| 2nd sing. | lǣge; lāge |
| 3rd sing. | lǣge; lāge |
| 1st plur. | lǣgen; lāgen |
| 2nd plur. | lǣgen; lāgen |
| 3rd plur. | lǣgen; lāgen |
Imperative
| Singular | liġe |
| Plural | liċġaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'licgan'
licgan,
Verbs similar to 'licgan'
lecgan,
lician,
þicgan,
alecgan,
belicgan,
biegan,
bigan,
blican,
bycgan,
ciegan,
Etymology
1. From Proto-West Germanic *liggjan, Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
2. Compare Old Frisian lidza, Old Saxon liggian, Old High German liggen, Old Norse liggja, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ligan). See: Proto-Germanic '
*ligjaną', Old Saxon '
liggian'.
Verbs referencing "licgan"
Old English
lecgan, Greek, Ancient
λέχομαι, Danish
ligge.
Sample Sentences
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c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord"
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Þā ġeseah hēo þæt ċild liċġan on binne, þǣr sē oxa and sē assa ġewunelīċe fōdan sēċað. (Then saw she the child lying in the bin, where the ox and the ass usually seek food.)
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late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
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...þā læġ þǣr sum creopere lama fram ċildhāde sē wæs dæġhwāmlīċe ġeboren tō þām beorhtan ġete þæt hē ælmessan underfenċġe æt þām infarendum... (Then lay there a cripple, lame from childhood, who was daily carried to the 'Beautiful' Gate, that he might receive alms from those entering.)
Cognates
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