løgn

Borrowed from Old Saxon lugina, from Proto-Germanic *luginō, cognate with Old English lyġen, Old High German lugina. Norwegian lygn and Swedish lögn are also borrowed from Old Saxon. The noun is derived from the verb *leuganą (“to lie”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʌjˀn]

løgn c (singular definite løgnen, plural indefinite løgne)

1. lie (untruth)

• “løgn” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “løgn” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Danish løgn, from Old Saxon luginu.

• IPA^(key): /lœʏ̯n/

løgn f or m (definite singular løgna or løgnen, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

1. a lie

   Han har fortalt deg en løgn. ― He has told you a lie.

   en hvit løgn ― a white lie

• løgner
• løgndetektor

• “løgn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• lygn

løgn f (definite singular løgna, indefinite plural løgner, definite plural løgnene)

1. a lie

   Han har fortalt deg ei løgn. ― He has told you a lie.

• løgnar
• løgndetektor

• “løgn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.