Danish

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Etymology

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af- (de-) +‎ live (life). Earliest attested in the first half of the 15th century. Cognate of Swedish avliva, Dutch aflijven and German ableiben.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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aflive (imperative afliv, infinitive at aflive, present tense afliver, past tense aflivede, perfect tense har aflivet)

  1. to euthanize

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: aflífa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avlive

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