"Lie" meaning in English

See Lie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Lies [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: From Norwegian Lie. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|no|Lie}} Norwegian Lie Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|+}} Lie (plural Lies)
  1. A Norwegian surname. Derived forms: group of Lie type, Lie algebroid, Lie bracket, Lie groupoid

Inflected forms

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