See also: BLI, bli', and blí

Albanian edit

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Noun edit

bli m (plural blirë, definite bliri)

  1. linden, lime tree (Tilia)
  2. linden flower (used to make linden tea)

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bli m (plural blij, definite blini)

  1. sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)

Higaonon edit

Etymology edit

From bili, compare Aklanon bili.

Noun edit

bli

  1. worth

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *blī, from Proto-West Germanic *blīwī.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bli n

  1. lead
    Synonym: loot

Descendants edit

  • Dutch: blei (with unetymological ei)
  • Limburgish: blie

Further reading edit

  • bli”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bli”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Short form of blive, from Danish blive, from Middle Low German bliven. Meanings 2, 3 and 4 are taken from Old Norse verða, which also has given rise to the dated vorde. In several dialects, the Low German word did not displace the Old Norse word completely. As a result, vart was allowed in past tense besides ble(i) between 1938 and 2005.

Verb edit

bli (imperative bli, present tense blir, simple past ble or blei, past participle blitt, present participle blivende)

  1. to stay, remain.
    Hva sier du til å bli hjemme i stedet for å gå på den dumme festen?
    How about staying home instead of going to that stupid party?
    Du blir her!
    You stay here!
  2. (as an auxiliary verb to create passive voice with the main verb in past participle) to be
    To personer ble arrestert for tyveri i går.
    Two people were arrested for theft yesterday.
    Hun ble grepet av angst.
    She was gripped with fear.
  3. (change, development over time) to become, get, go.
    Det blir jo bare verre!
    It keeps getting worse!
    Øhm, er det bare meg, eller begynner du å bli skallet?
    Erm, is it just me, or are you going bald?
  4. to be, become, will, going to, turn out,
    Når jeg blir stor skal jeg bli lege.
    When I grow up, I'm going to be a doctor.
    Festen ble en suksess!
    The party turned out to be/was a success!
  5. (bills and payments) to be, come to
    Det blir 25 kroner.
    That's 25 kroner
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Etymology 2 edit

From the expression bli(ve) på sjøen (literally to remain at sea). The same word as in etymology 1 above, but secondarily distinguished in form.

Verb edit

bli (imperative bli, present tense blir, simple past blev or bleiv, past participle blitt, present participle blivende)

  1. (archaic, dialect) Alternative form of blive (to drown)
    Synonym: drukne
    Han falt over bord og bleiv.
    He fell over board and drowned.

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

  • bi (dialectal)

Etymology edit

Short form of blive, from Middle Norwegian blífa, from Middle Low German bliven. Meaning 2, 3 and 4 are taken from Old Norse verða. The forms vart, vorte and vorten are from verta and verte, also from Old Norse verða.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

bli (present tense blir, past tense blei or vart, supine blitt or vorte, past participle blitt or vorten, present participle blivande, imperative bli)

  1. to stay, remain.
    Kva seier du til å bli heime i staden for å gå på den dumme festen?
    How about staying home instead of going to that stupid party?
    Du blir her!
    You stay here!
  2. (as an auxiliary verb to create passive voice with the main verb in past participle) to be
    To personar vart arresterte for tjuveri i går.
    Two people were arrested for theft yesterday.
    Ho vart gripen av angst.
    She was gripped with fear.
  3. (change, development over time) to become, get, go.
    Det blir jo berre verre!
    It keeps getting worse!
    Øhm, er det berre meg, eller byrjar du å bli skalla?
    Erm, is it just me, or are you going bald?
  4. to be, become, will, going to, turn out,
    Når eg blir stor, skal eg bli lege.
    When I grow up, I'm going to be a doctor.
    Festen vart ein suksess!
    The party turned out to be/was a success!
  5. to be necessary, to have to, to be
    Det blir å byrje på nytt, går eg ut frå.
    I have to start over again I guess.
  6. (bills and payments) to be, come to
    Det blir 25 kroner.
    That's 25 kroner

Synonyms edit

to stay, remain
to become, get, be
bills and payment; to be

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References edit

  • “bli” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *blīwī.

Noun edit

blī n

  1. lead

Descendants edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Apocopic form of bliva, from Old Swedish bliva, from Middle Low German blîven (to remain), from Old Saxon bilīvan, from Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bliː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iː

Verb edit

bli (present blir, preterite blev or (dialectal) vart, supine blivit, imperative bli)

  1. (sometimes dated) to remain, to stay
    Nisse kom och blev stående i dörröppningen
    Nisse came and stopped and remained standing in the doorway (not dated)
    Arbetet blev liggande
    The work stayed lying (not being worked on) (not dated)
    Skomakare, bli vid din läst!
    Cobbler, stick to thy last!
  2. to become; to turn into (with an optional preposition till)
    vattnet blev (till) vinthe water turned into wine
    grodan blev (till) en prinsthe frog turned into a prince
    guldet blev (till) till sandthe gold turned into sand
  3. (impersonal) to be (in a future sense)
    Det ska bli kul att träffa honom
    It will be fun to meet him
  4. (auxiliary) used together with an adjective or past participle, meaning "has become"
    Han har blivit gammalHe has become old
    Det hade blivit kalltIt had become cold (the weather had gotten colder)

Usage notes edit

  • The initial examples for (sense 1) could also be analyzed as "became standing" and "became lying." Not dated for those usages.
  • The sense to remain, stay used to be more common in 1950 than it is now.
  • Note that bli till transitively means turn into, but intransitively means to come into being. The stress is on bli in the transitive sense, but till in the intransitive sense.
  • In many dialects, the past tense blev is often replaced with vart (etymologically the past tense of varda).

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