Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lig

/lɪɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: lig
IPA: /lɪɡ/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.

Intransitive verb

verb

To lay.

Transitive verb

verb

To be a ligger or hanger-on; to freeload.

Intransitive verb; Slang

noun

A lie; an untruth.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"His limbes would rest, ne lig in ease embost"
"[…] but within the confines of the music business it means the pinnacle of a career dedicated to ligging […]"
"And the Muse of Arts that never told a lig, / Whirls in her mid-air flight to sing of Twigg; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English liggen, from Old English liċġan (“to lie, be situated, be at rest, remain”) and Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). More at lie.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: liggen, liċġan, liggja, *ligge, lygi, *lugį̄

Usage

Inflected Forms

ligs (present, singular) ligging (participle, present) ligged (past) lag (past) lay (past) ligged (participle, past) lag (participle, past) lay (participle, past) laggen (participle, past) lain (participle, past) ligs (plural)

Phrases

lig down lig on lig out

Frequently Paired Words

ligger

Rhymes With

big dig pig fig gig rig wig brig sig jig zig twig

Questions

How do you pronounce lig?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪɡ/.
What does lig mean?: To lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
Where does lig come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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