Words that come from Old Norse liggja

40 words across 11 languages descend from Old Norse liggja — including lie, lying, lain, outlying, overlying, outlier, overlain, liest.

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English (23)

Danish (5)

Swedish (2)

Icelandic (2)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

Faroese (1)

Japanese (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Middle English (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Maroon Spirit Language (1)