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Lie, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lied (līd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lying (līˈĭng).] [OE. lien, liȝen, leȝen, leoȝen, AS. leógan; akin to D. liegen, OS. & OHG. liogan, G. lügen, Icel. ljūga, Sw. ljuga, Dan. lyve, Goth. liugan, Russ. lgate.] To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to know the truth, or when morality requires a just representation.
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‖Lied (lēt), n.; pl. Lieder (lēˈdẽr). [G.] (Mus.) A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, and the Italian canzone, all three being national.
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The German Lied is perhaps the most faithful reflection of the national sentiment. Grove.
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