Lie
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LIE, sb.1 Sc. A sheltered, warm place; a calm. Cf. lithe, sb.4 Sc. Thereon a lie whair stands a cross, Ramsay Tea-Table Misc. (1724) I. 234, ed. 1871; Grose (1790) MS. add. (C.) Ags. It was a warm lie (Jam.). [Lyye or lythe, and calme wedyr, malacia, Prompt. Norw. dial. lye, a sheltered place (Aasen); Dan. ly, shelter (Larsen); ON. hlȳ, warmth (Vigfusson).]
LIE, sb.2 and v.1 Var. dial. uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. [lai, lī, lig.] I. Dial. forms, sb. and v. (1) Lee, (2) Lig, Ligg. [For further examples see II below.] (1) Sc. I dinna think she would invent a lee, Scott St. Ronan (1824) xvii. Sh.I. Fir sic a muckle lee, Sh. News (Mar. 24, 1900). ne.Sc. She wis leein', Gordonhaven (1887) 49. Elg. It's nae use leein', Tester Poems (1865) 138. Abd. A lot o' ill tricks an' lees, Alexander Johnny Gibb (1871) xii. Frf. Willock Rosetty Ends (1886) 8, ed. 1889. Per. Never retort on malice with a lee, Haliburton Dunbar (1895) 30. Fif. Heddle Marget (1899) 179. Ayr. Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 188. Lnk. It's only a great muckle lee, Nicholson Idylls (1870) 17. Gall. Kerr Maggie o' the Moss (1891) 31. Wxf.1 Thou leesth if thou wast Saan Vinteen. N.Cy.1 Nhb. God forgih mih for leeing, Bewick Tales (1850) 14. Dur.1 Cum. Nin o' thê lees! ses Matty, Farrall Betty Wilson (1886) 14. Wm. Nea dout tea hauf ont's lees, Whitehead Leg. (1859) 26. n.Yks.2, ne.Yks.1, e.Yks.1, w.Yks.1 w.Yks.2 w.Yks.4, n.Lan.1, n.Lin.1 (2) Sc. Herd Coll. Sngs. (1776). s.Sc. The liggs he taul to mak folk believe he was a man o' repute, Wilson Tales (1836) III. 69. w.Yks.3 Lan. Folk have told ligs about me, Mathams Betty Barnes, 3. Chs.1 Chs.2 Chs.3 s.Chs.1 ‘Lig’ is not so strong a term [as ‘lie’]. s.Stf. He'd lig as easy as he could talk, Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). nw.Der.1 Not. What a lig (J.H.B.). s.Not. She ligged when she to'd me that (J.P.K.). Lin. (W.W.S.), Lei.1, Nhp.1 Nhp.2, War.2 War.3 Shr.1 If Jack toud yo' that, it's a lig, an' e's a ligger. Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 137. II. Dial. uses. 1. sb. In comb. (1) Lie-box, a great liar; (2) Lie-like, (3) Liesome-like or Liesome-looking, having the appearance of falsehood; (4) Lies-making, falsehood spoken treasonably against the king. (1) w.Cy. (Hall.) (2) Sc. For some lee-like story is Janet in tune, Nicoll Poems (ed. 1843) 92. (3) Sc. The liesome looking lines o' the auld ballad, Blackw. Mag. (Aug. 1820) 518 (Jam.). Ayr. If their stories o' ghaists an' siclike werena a' lees thegither, I can only say they were unco leesome like, Service Dr. Duguid (ed. 1887) 262. Rxb. If it's nae lee, it's een unco leesum like (Jam.). (4) Abd. To underly the law for lies-making and misinforming his majesty against his good subjects, Spalding Hist. Sc. (1792) I. 293. 2. Phr. (1) a lie with a latchet, (2) a lie with a lid on, a monstrous falsehood. (1) N.Cy.1, w.Yks.1 (2) w.Yks. Yks. Wkly. Post (Aug. 29, 1896); w.Yks.1 That's a lee wi a lid on, And a brass handle to tak hod on; w.Yks.5 57. 3. A black speck on a tooth. ne.Sc. A black speck sticking to a tooth indicated that the one on whose tooth it was had been telling lies. Such black specks were called lies, Gregor Flk-Lore (1881) 26. m.Yks.1 4. v. Phr. (1) to lie like a dog licking a plate, to lie glibly; (2) to lie on one, to tell tales respecting one; to libel. (1) e.Sc. He was an old sailor, and told travellers' tales: in the phraseology of Barncraig, ‘he could lee like a dog lickin' a plate,’ Setoun Sunshine (1895) 240. (2) Cai.1 e.Fif. She was sair lee'd on gin she didna like a dram, Latto Tam Bodkin (1864) ii. w.Yks. (J.W.) 5. To make an erroneous statement, not implying wilful falsehood. Sc. ‘No’: was the reply, but instantly recollecting himself he instantly added, ‘Faith, I'm leein', I've plenty of bitters in the house,’ Sc. Haggis, 41. Cai.1 A peasant in narration often prefaces a correction of his tale by saying ‘Na, I'm leean noo.’
LIE, v.2 and sb.3 Var. dial. uses in Sc. Irel. and Eng. [lai, lī, lig.] I. v. Gram. forms. 1. Present Tense: (1) Lee, (2) Leg, (3) Lien, (4) Lig, Ligg, (5) Lige, (6) Loy. [For further examples see II below.] (1) Wxf.1, Dur.1 Glo. He lees a bed, Lysons Vulgar Tongue (1868) 46. (2) Abd. Ye dainty Dame... That's made, or meant to leg wi' me, Shirrefs Poems (1790) 354. Lin. (P.R.) (3) Hrt. (H.G.) (4) Sc. The dragon, that liggs on mickle goud, Jamieson Pop. Ballads (1806) I. 227. Bnff. I mean to lig on Jessie's breast, Taylor Poems (1787) 27. Abd. Baudrins ligs wi' streekit Collie, Cadenhead Bon-Accord (1853) 252. Rnf. Shapeless, on the grun' thou's liggin, Picken Poems (1788) 180 (Jam.). Ayr. Ligg wi' lawfu' men, Ainslie Land of Burns (ed. 1892) 131. Lth. Smith Merry Bridal (1866) 151. Edb. Phoebus ligs on Thetis' lap, Fergusson Poems (1773) 133, ed. 1785. Gall. The Duke of Kent doth yawning lig, Mactaggart Encycl. (1824) 299, ed. 1876. N.I.1 ‘Let him lig,’ i.e. let his marble lie. N.Cy.1 s.Dur. He was ligin' aback o't t'dyke (J.E.D.). Lakel.1 Lakel.2, Cum.3 Cum.4 Wm. As the tree falls, soa mun it lig, Hutton Bran New Wark (1785) l. 230. n.Yks.1 n.Yks.2 n.Yks.3; n.Yks.4 Sha ligs doon ivvery daay. ne.Yks.1 e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1788); e.Yks.1, m.Yks.1 w.Yks.1 It's fit for nout bud liggin by tot' back end, ii. 290; w.Yks.2 w.Yks.3 w.Yks.4 w.Yks.5 Lan. Lig deawn and wi' him dwell, Harland Lyrics (1866) 185; Lan.1, n.Lan.1, Chs.1 Chs.2 Chs.3 s.Stf. Who'd lig in sich a hole as that? Pinnock Blk. Cy. Ann. (1895). Der.1 Der.2, nw.Der.1 Not.1; Not.2 Ye mun lig still. Lin. 'E maäde the bed as 'e ligs on, Tennyson N. Farmer, New Style (1870) st. 7. sw.Lin.1 The fields lig wide. Lei.1, War.2 War.3 s.Wor. Liggin' on the bed (H.K.). e.An.1 e.An.2 Nrf. Rye Hist. Nrf. (1885) xv. (5) Dur. Raine Charters (1837) 95. (6) Wil. A shull loy ael night atwixt my breästes, Kite Sng. Sol. (c. 1860) I. 13. 2. Preterite: (1) Lee, (2) Lied, (3) Lig'd. (1) Lan. This mornin', when I lee i' bed, Harland Lyrics (1866) 234. e.Lan.1 There the dead lee until the sun had scorched all the flesh from their bones. (2) Shr.1 Introd. 53. (3) ne.Yks.1 32. w.Yks. Wright Gram. Wndhll. (1892) 33. Lan.1 Aw shouldn't wonder iv tha ligged deawn an' brast, Lahee Betty o' Yep (1865) 7. s.Not. He ligged under yon 'edge bottom (J.P.K.). 3. Pp.: (1) Lien, (2) Ligged, (3) Liggen, (4) Line, (5) Lyen, (6) Lyn, (7) Y-lay. (1) Ayr. Ye hae lien a' wrang, Burns Fragments, l. 1. Slk. It had lien lang idle by, Hogg Poems (ed. 1865) 93. Shr.2 (2) n.Yks. Whea yet had ligg'd quite still, Broad Yks. (1885) 19. m.Yks.1, w.Yks. (J.W.), Lin.1 (3) e.Yks.1, m.Yks.1, w.Yks.5 (4) Lan. It had line 'im e between twenty an thirty shillink, Wilson Plebeian Pol. (1801) 43. Lnk. Gin ye had lyne whar ye lighted first, ye wadna tumbl'd into the well, Graham Writings (1883) II. 32. (5) Sc. He hade lyen in prison, Kirkton Ch. Hist. (1817) 372. Per. How long have I lyen here, Smith Poems (1714) 6, ed. 1853. Slg. Having lyen some while as in an kind of trance, Wodrow Sel. Biog. (ed. 1845-1847) I. 138. Wgt. That part of the town's privileges... which for some years has lyen over in an uncertain state, Fraser Wigtown (1877) 53. (6) Per. To have lyn so long a bed, Smith Poems (1714) 71, ed. 1853. (7) Wor. 'Er's y-lay down and carn't move (H.K.). II. Dial. uses. 1. v. In comb. with prep. and adv. (1) Lie about, to idle about; to be out of work; (2) Lie at, to frequent; (3) Lie by, (a) to lie aside or apart; (b) to remain unused; to stand idle; (c) to keep off; to stand away from; (d) to last, hold out, continue to live; (4) Lie down, to give up; to ‘turn tail’; (5) Lie fore, to hasten forward; (6) Lie in, (a) to sleep longer than one has intended; (b) of the moon: to rise late in the evening; (c) of horses or cows: to be housed at night; (d) of a ferret: to stay in a hole and feast on its victim until overcome with sleep; (e) to alight; (7) Lie into, to sleep in; (8) Lie low, to be dead and buried; (9) Lie off, of cows: see below; (10) Lie on or Lie upon, to be of importance; to be incumbent upon; to be necessary; (11) Lie out, (a) of cows: to sleep in the fields at night; (b) to delay to enter as heir into a property; (12) Lie throut, to sleep out of doors; (13) Lie to, (a) to incline to love; (b) to favour an animal by giving it an extra quantity of food; (14) Lie up, (a) to lie concealed, esp. of keepers when on the watch for poachers; (b) see (6, c); (15) Lie up to, to proceed towards; (16) Lie yont, (a) to lie further off; (b) to excel, to take precedence. (1) Yks. Shame on ye to lig aboot so, Blackmore Mary Anerley (1880) x. w.Yks. (J.W.), Nhp.1, Hnt. (T.P.F.) (2) Nrf. He's a bad lat; he lay a good deal at Stanfield Maid's Head (W.R.E.). (3, a) Sc. Let that ane lie by till it's sortit (Jam. Suppl.). (b) Let the lame horse lie by for a week (Jam.). (c) When a shepherd calls in his dog from the sheep he orders it to lie by (JAM.). (d) Glo., Suf. (F.H.) (4) Cum.4 (5) w.Som.1 If they [the otter hounds] was to speak out now, I count you and me should lie vore like, should'n us? (6, a) Nhb.1 (b) e.Yks.1 Meean ligs in a bit noo o' neets. (c) Lakel.2 w.Som.1 Do your 'oss lie in or out? (d) Wil. It takes two men, one on each side of the ‘bury,’ and a ferret that will not ‘lie in,’ Jefferies Gamekeeper (1878) 152. (e) Chs.1; Chs.3 Brid hith ligged in turmits. (7) Per. Gin ye list to lig into the laft, There's a braw flure-head, an' fatigue mak's saft, Haliburton Dunbar (1895) 100. (8) Cum. Luik till her, man, when I lig low, Gilpin Ballads (1874) 137. (9) w.Yks. Very common (J.W.); Cows are said to be laying off or lying off when they are no longer milked, but are set aside to build up their strength for calving. The term is applied for some 7 or 8 weeks before calving (A.C.). (10) Nhb.1 It lies him on't. Cum. It seem't liggan upon at ah mud gang theer, Sargisson Joe Scoap (1881) 180; Cum.1 It's liggan upon and mun be done; Cum.2 Cum.4 Wm.1 Et ligs on them to get et deun. n.Yks. I'll see what lies on, if he diz seea ageean (I.W.). (11, a) Sh.I. What says doo ta lattin da young baess lie oot, if he's gaein ta keep laek dis? Sh. News (May 13, 1899). Lakel.2 ‘Hevye laid t'young beese ootyut?’ ‘Nay, they'll lig in a bit langer.’ Yks. (J.W.), Chs.1, s.Chs.1, w.Som.1 (b) Sc. A man is married on a woman, that is apparent heir to lands... She, to defraud her husband either of the jus mariti or the courtesy, lies out and will not enter, Fountainhall Decisions (c. 1700) III. 146, ed. 1759 (Jam.). (12) Abd. He has nae will to ly throut, Or yet to tramp the gutter, Beattie Parings (1801) 30, ed. 1873. (13, a) Sc. (Jam.) Abd. I do like him sair, An' that he wad ly too I hae nae fear, Ross Helenore (1768) 79 (Jam.). Hrt. A man who was engaged cutting a thorn hedge, some fragments of which adhered to a lady's dress, said, ‘Ah mum, they dow lien to yer. Theys be very lovin' (H.G.). (b) Chs.1 If I see a cow as 'll keep to her milk pretty well, I lie to her a bit. s.Chs.1 Ahy)v leyn tŭ dhaat· ky' aay ŭ del; bŭ sùm·aay óo dù)nŭ sem tŭ thrahyv non [I've leyn to that caï a dell; bu' somehaï hoo dunna sem to thrive none]. (14, a) Sus. She did so and with her brother ‘lay up’ to see the results, Egerton Flk. and Ways (1884) 116; (G.L.G.) (b) Chs.1, s.Chs.1 Shr.1; Shr.2 Her hannod lien up all alung. (15) n.Yks.1 Ah mun awa' an' lig oop t'Casselton. (16) Cld. Lth. (Jam.) 2. Comb. (1) Lie-a-bed, or Lie-in-bed or Lie-o-bed, a sluggard; a late riser; (2) Lie-a-bier, dead; (3) Lie-about, an idle fellow; (4) Lie-beside, a mistress; (5) Lie-by, (a) a bedfellow; (b) see (4); (c) a neutral; one who stands aside; (d) a slate used to form the gutter of a roof; see below; (e) anything held in reserve; (f) stored up for future use; (6) Lie-in-bed-day, Sunday; (7) Lie-in-wait, lurking, sneaking; (8) Lie-ley, to lie in grass; (9) Lie-loach or Lie-lotcher, the loach, Cobitis barbatula; (10) Lie-ma-lag, abundance; too much; (11) Lie-ma-last, a loiterer; the last one; (12) Lie-time, the days on which harvesters were not engaged in harvest-work proper. (1) Sc. Thae lie-a-beds of lassies... sleeping that sound that the last trump itself would scarce waken them, Keith Indian Uncle (1896) 278. N.Cy.1, Nhb.1 Cum.1 Cum.4 Liggy bed. n.Yks.1 n.Yks.2 n.Yks.4 e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 70; e.Yks.1, m.Yks.1, w.Yks.1 w.Yks.5 Lin. A regular lig-a-bed (J.C.W.). n.Lin.1 w.Som.1 Now the lie-abeds be all for their fine clothes and playing the pianny, you don't catch they han'lin the pig's bucket, not they. Dev. The dog took your lambs at Swaddledown, and you were too much a lie-a-bed to stop it, Baring-Gould Spider (1887) xxiii. (2) Som. Monthly Mag. (1814) II. 126. n.Dev. Their poor cracky lie-a-bier, Rock Jim an' Nell (1867) st. 97. (3) Wil. He's a lazy lie-about, he is (G.E.D.). (4) n.Yks.2 (5, a) Chs.1 A man will often speak of his wife as ‘my lie-by.’ s.Chs.1, Glo.1 (b) Fif. (Jam.), n.Yks. (T.S.), n.Yks.2, Der.2, nw.Der.1 War.3 He is'nt married to her ─ she's his lie-by. w.Wor.1 I taowd 'im I didna cahr for 'im nar 'is lie-by. Glo.1 w.Som.1 Her wad'n never no better 'n Squire ─ 's lie by. (c) Sc. These lazy ly-bies and idle loiterers, Rutherford Lett. (1765) 513 (Jam.). (d) Glo. The slates used to form the gutters of the roof have their distinctive names. The centre one is the bottomer, on either side are two ‘lie-byes,’ Evesham Jrn. (Apr. 1, 1899). (e) War.3 We must always look ahead and take care to have a lie-by. (f) s.Chs.1 Lie-by stockings. (6) n.Cy. (R.O.H.) (7) Som. A skulking, lie-in-wait rogue! he'd zo zoon set the place a-vire as look, Raymond Men o' Mendip (1898) viii. (8) Yks. (Hall.) e.Yks. Marshall Rur. Econ. (1788). (9) Nhb.1 (10) Cum.1 Cum.4 (11) N.Cy.1, Nhb.1 (12) Sc. Male harvesters were fee'd for four weeks, wet and dry. It was well anticipated that they would have lie-time, as it was called, Haliburton Puir Auld Sc. (1887) 137. 3. Phr. (1) to go lie or gang lie, (a) of wind: to subside; (b) to go to bed, go to sleep; (2) to go to lie, (a) see (1, a); (b) of corn or grass: to be beaten down by wind or rain; (3) to lie a-wailing, of a woman: to be in labour; (4) lie by the wall, to lie in the house before burial; (5) lie cold floor, see (4); (6) lie heads and thraws, to lie in different directions; (7) lie in the long feathers, to sleep on straw; (8) lie in the sheets, to be in one's shroud; (9) lie on the cold floor, see (4); (10) lie out of doors, of land: to exist; (11) lie owre near, (a) to be too fond of; (b) to be too much cared for or fondled; (12) lie the clock round, to sleep for twelve hours at a stretch; (13) lie rough, to sleep in an outhouse. (1, a) w.Som.1 I count we shall ha' rain when the wind do go lie. (b) Kcb. It'll be time to gang lie, Armstrong Kirkiebrae (1896) 6; Jenny and her two brothers were safe in bed, and before they gaed lie, Tam had to sing them a song, ARMSTRONG Kirkiebrae 187. (2, a) Cor.1 Cor.2 (b) Dev.3 Yü can't mow that grass, 'tis gone lie wi' the rain. Cor.1 Cor.2 (3) e.Suf. (F.H.) (4) Bdf. Batchelor Anal. Eng. Lang. (1809) 137. Hnt. N. & Q. (1853) 1st S. vii. 332. e.An.1 Nrf. Grose (1790) MS. add. (P.) Suf. N. & Q. (1858) 2nd S. vi. 325. e.Suf. (F.H.) Ess. Sen long afore His dad lay by the wall, Clark J. Noakes (1839) st. 21; Ess.1 (5) Lin. N. & Q. (1879) 5th S. xi. 29. (6) N.I.1 (7) Shr.1 Yo' bin up yarly this mornin', Jack; but I 'spect yo' lied i' the lung fithers las' night. (8) I.Ma. He has no heart; I believe if his wife was lying in the sheets, it wouldn' keep him in (S.M.). (9) e.An.1 (10) n.Lin.1 It's as good a farm as ivver ligged oot o' doors, an' wo'th a sight moore then that theäre ketty stuff 'at ewsed to be Hall's. (11, a) Sc. That cat lies owre near the fire to be a good hunter (Jam. Suppl.). (b) Sc. That lass lies owre near her mither to make a guid wife (JAM.). (12) e.Yks.1 He ligs clock roond; gaws tĭ bed at eight and gets up at eight. w.Yks. (J.W.) (13) Lakel.2, Suf. (C.L.F.) 4. To be situated, used in speaking of the quarter from which the wind blows. w.Som.1 Which way do the wind lie 'smornin? 5. To be confined to bed; to be ill. Per. He's lyin' sin' yester mornin', Cleland Inchbracken (1883) 140, ed. 1887. N.I.1 He's lying these two months. 6. To lie idle; of the wind: to subside. Sc. They were said to lie when not engaged in harvest work proper, Haliburton Puir Auld Sc. (1887) 137. Sh.I. Evil shocka-mint sit i' dy galderin' jaws 'at niver lies, Sh. News (Nov. 20, 1897); If no da rest 'ill hae ta lie, fir we min geng i' da hill efter dinner, Sh. News (Apr. 29, 1899). Dev. (Hall.) War.3 Come, all you lads that lie for service, Long Ago (May 1874) II. 130. 7. To sleep. Bnff. To lie alane is far frae mows, Taylor Poems (1787) 63. nw.Abd. Wer ither herd thol't aye afore To lie ayont the byre, Goodwife (1867) st. 8. Per. I have no constant place to stay, Neither know I where to ly, Smith Poems (1714) 2, ed. 1853. Rnf. I'll never wed a man but thee, Gin I soud lie my lane, Picken Poems (1813) II. 33. Lnk. To lie in winter nights frae hame, In troth I darena venture yet, Black Falls of Clyde (1806) 129. ne.Yks.1 Wheer does sha lig? w.Yks. I hoaped at shoo'd lig to long, Pudsey Olm. (1887) 22. Chs.1 He lies by hissel. Wor. I lives at home, but I lies at George's (H.K.). Shr.1 The child lies with its mother. Hrt. I lay at that ther farm last night (H.G.). e.An.1 Where does he lie to-night? Hence Lying, sb. the place on which one lies; one's bed. Suf.1 Servant, questioned of how he deported himself in case of burglary, said, ‘I kept my lyen and shuck.’ 8. Used of ewes bringing forth lambs. s.Sc. (Jam.) 9. To lodge on a tree in falling. Der.2, nw.Der.1 10. trans. To lay. Lth. Should e'er blind Fortune's chancy wheel Ligg us thegither, Lumsden Sheep-head (1892) 63. n.Cy. Grose (1790). Nhb. Lie the' doon, Robson Bk. Ruth (1860) iii. 4. Lakel.2 Gah an' lig ye doon a bit. Cum. An' mudder was reet; Ah'll lig doon a wager, Farrall Betty Wilson (1886) 15. n.Yks.1 He ligg'd it doon as gin't 'd brunt 'im; n.Yks.4, ne.Yks.1, e.Yks.1 m.Yks.1 I have liggen 't down on one side. w.Yks.1; w.Yks.3 She... ligged it over him i' bed; w.Yks.5 n.Lan. I s' try ut lig thy share tull mine, Lonsdale Mag. (July 1866) 19. n.Lin. This here crutch will be a rare thing to lig her on, Peacock J. Markenfield (1872) I. 134, ed. 1874. n.Dev. Na tha wut lee a rope up-reert, Exm. Scold. (1746) l. 150. 11. Comb. with prep. and adv.: (1) Lie at, (a) to work hard at; to do anything with vigour; (b) to strike, beat; (2) Lie away, to cease working; (3) Lie by, to put away for future use; (4) Lie down, to sow ploughed land with grass seeds; (5) Lie in, (a) to store up; (b) to strive zealously; to work hard; (c) see (1, b); (d) to cost; (e) mining term to dig below the foundation; to undermine coal preparatory to blasting it down; (f) to fit a scythe-blade into its shaft; (6) Lie into or Lie intul, (a) see (1, a); (b) see (1, b); (7) Lie on, (a) to work hard; to apply force; (b) see (1, b); (c) to overcharge; (8) Lie out, (a) to expend money; (b) to gather corn into sheaves; (c) to prepare a corpse for burial; (9) Lie up, see (3). (1, a) Cum.1 Cum.4 (b) Cum.1 Cum.4 Lig at him, lad. (2) w.Yks. Let's lig away, an' get hooam, Hartley Clock Alm. (1871) 42. (3) Yks. I con lig it by for him, Fetherston T. Goorkrodger (1870) 28. w.Yks. T'frewts... 'at a hev ligged by fur thah, Littledale Crav. Sng. Sol. (1859) vii. 13. (4) w.Yks.1 (5, a) n.Yks. You're ligging in fer fire-eldin afoore winter cums on; it's better ta lig in i' gud time (W.H.). (b) Cum.4 On they ran till they gat within aboot a hundred yards o' t'winnin' post ─ hoo Bob did lig in, Farrall Betty Wilson (1886) 79. (c) Cum.4 (d) w.Yks. Hes ta rekkened ha mich it'll lig in To finnd curtains an' carpets, Cudworth Dial. Sketches (1884) 114. Lan. Eawr roidin, therefore, ull lie us i' 3s., Staton B. Shuttle, 10. s.Wor.1 'Twill lie you in a matter of ten shillings. Glo.1 (e) Cum.1 Cum.4 (f) n.Wm. I want this scythe liggin in to-day (B.K.). (6, a) w.Yks. A'l lig intə mi wak. I ligd intə ðat bit ə meit ən reit ən ǭəl (J.W.). (b) Cum.1 Lig in tull him. w.Yks. Tom did lig intul im (J.W.). (7, a) Lakel.2 The battle cry of lads, ‘Lig-on.’ n.Yks.4 ne.Yks.1 He did'nt lie on a deal. Lie mair on [hit harder, at cricket]. e.Yks.1 n.Lin. Thaay was ower pleased wi' taale to lig owt on very heavy, Peacock Tales (1886) 87. (b) Wm. Lig on 'im, Blezard Sngs. (1848) 34. n.Yks. (I.W.), e.Yks.1 w.Yks. ‘Lig on tul hur, lad,’ said he, ‘sho's yor awin,’ Dewsbre Olm. (1865) 7. (c) Cum.3 I was gaan to order mysel a suit at Smith's but he ligs on ower hard. (8, a) Wm. Lasses ligs awt their brass ea gose caps and girt corls, Wheeler Dial. (1790) 23. n.Yks.2 Lig out thy brass athout stint. e.Yks. Nicholson Flk-Sp. (1889) 70; e.Yks.1, w.Yks. (J.W.) n.Lin.1 He's ligg'd oot a sight o' munny upo' that farm. (b) e.Yks.1 (c) e.Yks.1 w.Yks. Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) 264. Lin.1 Her sister helpt to lig him out, Smedley Little Ted (1866) 233. n.Lin.1 (9) n.Yks.4 n.Lin. She's liggin' up heart-breaks and liggin 'em up fer moore than hersen, Peacock Tales (1890) 66. Dev. Lie up vur yerzuls trayzhurs in hev'n, Baird St. Matt. (1863) vi. 20. 12. Phr. (1) to lie a finger on, to touch; (2) lie a lame on, to injure severely; (3) lie eyes on, to see; to meet; (4) lie feet to the ground, to walk; (5) lie hold, to take hold of; (6) lie in lanky, to go in with vigour to win a race; (7) lie in to the feast, to eat freely; (8) lie it in, to put dried hay together ready for cocking; (9) lie it on, to put on fat; (10) lie it out, to ‘do’ one's time in prison; (11) lie lick on, to discover; (12) lie one fast, to hold fast; (13) lie oneself down, of a woman: to be confined; (14) lie the lugs back, see (7); (15) lie to it, to set to work; to be careful; (16) lie tongue to, to speak abusively; (17) lie white on, to blame. (1) w.Yks. Nayther Johny Toonson ner ye dar lig a finger o' me, Blackah O. Banks (1867) 8. (2) n.Cy. (Hall.) Cum. Ther aim it was just to lig leamms if they cud, Dickinson Scallow Beck (1866) l. 35; Cum.1 Cum.4, n.Yks. (I.W.) w.Yks.1 Did he lig a laam o' the? ii. 302. n.Lan.1 (3) n.Yks.1 Ah've nivver ligg'd een on 'im syne; n.Yks.2 n.Yks.4 e.Yks.1 Ah nivver ligged ees on him all day, MS. add. (T.H.) w.Yks. (J.W.) (4) n.Lin. As quick as he can lig feet to th' grund, Peacock Tales (1890) 139. (5) n.Yks.4, w.Yks. (J.W.) (6) Lakel.2 (7) n.Yks. (I.W.) (8) Lakel.2 (9) Lakel.2 That swine does lig-it-on. w.Yks.1 The kye begin to lig it on. (10) n.Lin. An' if it was a job at liggin' it oot, Thaay kep' his wife an' bairns, Peacock Tales (1886) 84. e.Suf. He won't pay the fine, and so has got to lie it out (F.H.). (11) Cum.1 (s.v. Lick). (12) Cum. When death, yence ligs you fast, Relph Misc. Poems (1747) 122. (13) n.Lin.1 (14) w.Yks. Lig thi lugs back an' gie thi mind to 't (F.P.T.). (15) w.Yks. Nah, wimmen, ye mun lig tew; there's other two sittins-dahn yet, Cudworth Dial. Sketches (1884) 17; w.Yks.1 As t'weather hez just taen up, we mun lig-too't, ii. 289. Lan. Lig weel tull it, or ye'll git wrang, Waugh Seas. Lakes (1861) v. (16) e.Yks.1 He bully-ragg'd mă, an called mă ivvery thing he could lig his tongue tea. w.Yks. Everything else that a woman could lig her tongue to, Snowden Web of Weave (1896) 149. n.Lin.1 He call'd me all th' foul naames he could lig his tung to. (17) Wm. Ye hev nought to lig white on but your awn frowardness, Hutton Bran New Wark (1785) l. 249. 13. To lay a wager; to bet. m.Yks.1 w.Yks. O'l lig yo tuppence o can ma it aht, Bywater Sheffield Dial. (1839) 40; w.Yks.5 ‘What's tuh liggen on't?’ ‘Av liggen ten shillin' darn.’ 14. To impose a rate or tax. w.Yks. To lig a rate, Lucas Stud. Nidderdale (c. 1882) 264. 15. To perform the office of an accoucheur. w.Yks.1 16. To trim a hedge. ne.Yks.1 Whau's that liggin yon hedge? 17. sb. Of a place: the natural situation. Sc. It has as muckle the lie of Dunsphail, Roy Horseman's Wd. (1895) xvii. Cai.1 18. The direction in which anything moves or is placed; esp. the inclination of a golfing club when held ready for striking. Sc. (Jam. Suppl.), Bnff.1 19. Of a golf-ball: the situation whether good or bad. Sc. (Jam. Suppl.) 20. Rest, sleep. Per. With the half-formed wish that the morning might be wet, so as to secure a long ‘lie’ for limbs doubly tired, Haliburton Furth (1894) 15. Hence Lie-day, sb. an idle day, a day on which no work is done. There might be an occasional lie day or two, during which period the harvesters would have to wait till the remaining corn was matured, HALIBURTON Furth 21. A bet; a wager. m.Yks.1 He's got a lig on it.
LIE, LIED, see Lay, v., Leed, sb.12, Lie, v.2
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