bliven

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch blīvan, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbliːvən/

Verb

bliven

1. to become
2. to stay, to remain
3. to die, to perish
4. to give birth

Conjugation

This Middle Dutch verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: blijven

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Swedish

Etymology

past participle of bli.

Adjective

bliven

1. having become

   de nyligen blivna föräldrarna bjöds på tårta

   the recently become parents were treated to cake

Declension

Inflections of bliven
Indefinite singular	Common	bliven
	Neuter	blivet
Definite singular	Masc.	blivne
	All	blivna
Plural		blivna

Verb

bliven

1. Obsolete plural form of blir, present tense of bli. 2nd person only.
2. Obsolete plural form of bli, imperative of bli. 2nd person only.

   Flyn, rädden edra liv, och bliven som torra buskar i öknen.

   Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. (Jeremiah 48:6)