Nominal Forms
| Infinitive | liegt |
| Negative Infinitive | neliegt |
| Verbal Noun | liegšana |
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | liedzu |
| Sg.2 | liedz |
| Sg.3 | liedz |
| Pl.1 | liedzam |
| Pl.2 | liedzat |
| Pl.3 | liedz |
Past
| Sg.1 | liedzu |
| Sg.2 | liedzi |
| Sg.3 | liedza |
| Pl.1 | liedzām |
| Pl.2 | liedzāt |
| Pl.3 | liedza |
Future
| Sg.1 | liegšu |
| Sg.2 | liegsi |
| Sg.3 | liegs |
| Pl.1 | liegsim |
| Pl.2 | liegsit |
| Pl.3 | liegs |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | liedz |
| Sg.3 | lai liedz |
| Pl.1 | liegsim |
| Pl.2 | liedziet |
| Pl.3 | lai liedz |
Conditional
| Present | liegtu |
| Past | būtu liedzis |
Renarrative
| Present | liedzot |
| Past | esot liedzis |
| Future | liegšot |
| Imperative | lai liedzot |
Debitive
| Indicative | būt jāliedz |
| Conjunctive 1 | esot jāliedz |
| Conjunctive 2 | jāliedzot |
Participles
| Present Active 1 | liedzošs |
| Present Active 2 | liegdams |
| Present Active 3 | liedzot |
| Present Active 4 | liedzam |
| Past Active | liedzis |
| Present Passive | liedzams |
| Past Passive | liegts |
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *lieg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leig- (“to bend, to twist”) from *ley- (“to bend, to incline”) (whence also leja, q.v.) with an extra g. The original meaning was probably “to bend,” from which “to bend (so as to avoid),” then “to refuse,” “to deny” (cf. the reflexive form liegties, which still has similar meanings), then finally “to not allow, to prohibit.” It is possible that the reflexive form (or a derived form like aizliegt) served as a bridge, changing its meaning first and then affecting that of the non-reflexive liegt. Cognates include Lithuanian li̇́egti (“to be very sick, weakened”), nuli̇́egti (“to become tired”).
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