libban
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.
Cognate with Old Frisian leva, Old Saxon libbian, Old High German lebēn, Old Norse lifa, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
libban
- to live
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 45:3
- And hē cwæþ tō his ġebrōðrum, "Iċ eom Iosep! Leofaþ ūre fæder nū ġīet?" Þā ne meahton his ġebrōðru him for eġe ġeandwyrdan.
- And he said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?" But, out of fear, his brothers could not answer him.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 45:3
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of libban (weak class 3)
| infinitive | libban | libbenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | libbe | lifde |
| second person singular | leofast | lifdest |
| third person singular | leofaþ | lifde |
| plural | libbaþ | lifdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | libbe | lifde |
| plural | libben | lifden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | leofa | |
| plural | libbaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| libbende | (ġe)lifd | |