Liiw

See also: liiw

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Liif, Lif
• Liw

Etymology

From Middle Low German lîf.

Cognate with Plautdietsch Lief, Dutch lijf (“body”), English life, German Leib (“body”), Swedish liv (“waist, life”).

Noun

Liiw n

1. (in several dialects) life
2. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) body
   1. (in particular) the stomach, the belly; the abdomen, the trunk

Synonyms

• (life): Lewen, Leven
• (belly): Buuk