Ljúga

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

ljúga Old Icelandic word can mean:

ljúga

(lýg; laug or ló, lugum; loginn), v.

ljúga

1) to lie, tell a lie (lýgr þú nú, Atli!); mannfýla sú, er þetta hefir logit, the rascal who has told this lie; l. e-n e-u, to charge one falsely with a thing (ef hann er loginn þessu máli); l. e-u at e-m, to tell a lie to one (eigi er logit at þér); l. á e-n, to tell lies about one, belie; l. til e-s, to tell a lie about (l. til faðernis);

ljúga

2) to treat falsely; Brandr mun eigi ~ stefnuna, B. will not fail to come; lýgr skjöldrinn nú at mér, now the shield proves false to me, fails me;

ljúga

3) refl., ~st, to fail, prove false or untrue (hefir yðr þat sjaldan logizt, er ek sagða).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᚴᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary