bilivan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Verb

bilīvan

1. to remain, to stay, to continue
2. to remain behind, to stay behind
3. to dwell
4. to die

Inflection

Conjugation of bilīvan (strong class 1)

infinitive	bilīvan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bilīvo, bilīvon	bilēf
2nd person singular	bilīvis, bilīvist	bilivi, bilivis
3rd person singular	bilīvit	bilēf
1st person plural	bilīvon	bilivun
2nd person plural	bilīvet	bilivut
3rd person plural	bilīvont	bilivun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bilīve	bilivi
2nd person singular	bilīves, bilīvest	bilivi, bilivis
3rd person singular	bilīve	bilivi
1st person plural	bilīven	bilivin
2nd person plural	bilīvet	bilivit
3rd person plural	bilīven	bilivin
imperative	present
singular	bilīf
plural	bilīvet
participle	present	past
	bilīvandi	bilivan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bliven
  • Dutch: blijven
    • Afrikaans: bly
    • Javindo: belijf
    • Jersey Dutch: blāive
    • Negerhollands: bliev, blief, bli
  • Limburgish: blieve
  • Zealandic: bluve

Further reading

• “bilīvan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• bilīƀan, bilīvian, bilīƀian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈliːfɑn/, [biˈliːβɑn]

Verb

bilīvan

1. to stay or remain in place
2. to continue, remain over

Conjugation

Conjugation of bilīvan (strong class 1)

infinitive	bilīvan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bilīvu	bilēf
2nd person singular	bilīvis	bilivi
3rd person singular	bilīvid	bilēf
plural	bilīvad	bilivun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bilīve	bilivi
2nd person singular	bilīves	bilivis
3rd person singular	bilīve	bilivi
plural	bilīven	bilivin
imperative	present
singular	bilīf
plural	bilīvad
participle	present	past
	bilīvandi	bilivan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: blîven
  • Low German: blieven
    • Plautdietsch: bliewen
  • → Faroese: blíva
  • → Icelandic: blífa
  • → Norwegian: blive, bli
  • → Swedish: bliva, bli
  • → Danish: blive