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lig-
lig-
Old English
Alternative forms
- līeġ-, lēġ-
Etymology
Proto-Germanic *laugi- (“flame”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light, brightness”)
Prefix
līġ-
- Prefix denoting fire or flame, fiery
- līġbǣre "flaming"
- līġcwalu "fiery torment"
- līġdraca "fiery dragon"
- līġræscetung "lightning"
- līġȳþ "wave of fire"