Icelandic

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Etymology

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First attested in the 16th century. From Danish blive, from Middle Low German blīven, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną. Used to translate German bleiben in Oddur Gottskálksson's New Testament translation (published 1540).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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blífa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative bleif, third-person plural past indicative blifum, supine blifið)

  1. (obsolete) to become
  2. (obsolete) to be (as an auxiliary verb in passive constructions)
  3. (chiefly dated) to remain, stay

Conjugation

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Middle Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German bliven, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Verb

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blífa

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Descendants

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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bli; bliva, blive
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bli, blive