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lyge-word

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
lyge-word, es; n.
A lying word, lie, falsehood
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  • Lygeword spǽcon

    locuti sunt falsa,

    • Ps. Th. 57, 3
    • :
    • Cd. 210
    • ;
    • Th. 261, 3
    • ;
    • Dan. 720
    • .
  • Ne wéne ǽnig ðæt is lygewordum leóþ somnige,

    • Exon. 63 b
    • ;
    • Th. 234, 28
    • ;
    • Ph. 547.
Etymology
[
Icel. lygi-orð.
]
Linked entries
v.  lygen-word.
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  • lyge-word, n.