ligg/ja v (lá, lágu, legið)
1. lie
bókin ~ur á borðinu
the book is lying on the table
~~ veikur
lie sick, be ill in bed
~~ kyrr
lie still
2. (vera staðsettur) stand, lie, be located
3. (falla) fall
hann lá við höggið
he fell at the blow
4. (stefna) lead, lie
þessi vegur ~ur til hafnarinnar
this road leads to the harbor
5. phrases
~~ á eggjum
brood
e-m ~ur á
sby is in a hurry
það ~ur vel á mér
I am in high spirits
mikið ~ur eftir hann
he has produced a great deal
~~ fyrir
lie in bed
e-ð ~ur fyrir
sth is on hand
það lá fyrir
it was to be expected
~~ fyrir e-m
lie in ambush
~~ í augum uppi
be obvious
~~ í því
be in trouble
þannig ~ur í því
that is the way it is
láta e-ð ~~ milli hluta
ignore sth
starfsemin lá niðri um tíma
the work stopped for a while
~~ niðri
be inactive
~~ nærri
be close to
~~ undir e-u
have to endure sth
~~ undir grun
be under suspicion
~~ undir skemmdum
be in danger of being ruined, spoiled
~~ út af
lie flat, lie down
~~ við
be close
það lá við
it was a near thing
líf þitt ~ur við
your life depends on it
~~ yfir e-u
work long and hard at sth
það ~ur fyrir að gera þetta
this is the next task
það ~ur beint við að gera þetta
this is the natural thing to do
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