to lig
9.9
To lie down and rest
- verb
- Archaic
:
tumbarse
- After a long walk, he decided to lig by the fire and rest.
Examples
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After the long hike, we decided to lig in the grass.
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She told the children to lig quietly until the storm passed.
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In the old tales, shepherds would lig on the hillside watching their flocks.
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He lig on the couch.
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After a long walk, he decided to lig by the fire and rest.
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In the old tales, shepherds would lig on the hillside watching their flocks.
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She told the children to lig quietly until the storm passed.
Synonyms
to lie
vsto lig
∞
1.0
To rest flat on a surface
is the regional Scottish or dialectal word for that same action
to lie down
vsto lig
221
1.0
To put your body flat on a bed to rest or sleep
is the dialectal expression for that action in Scottish speech
to recline
vsto lig
11
3.2
To lean or lie back in a comfortable position
is the Scottish term used more generally for resting while leaned back
to loll
vsto lig
5
7.0
To sit or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
is the regional word without the lazy or purposeless nuance
How Rested
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb lig comes from an old word meaning 'to lie down', like the everyday word lie, so to lig is simply to lie or rest.