bliva

See also: blíva, blīva, and blīvā

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• blive (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

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

Verb

bliva (present tense bliv, past tense bleiv, supine blive, past participle bliven, present participle blivande, imperative bliv)

1. (intransitive) to drown

   Synonym: drukne

   han gjekk gjennom isen og bleiv

References

• “bliva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

bliva (present bliver, preterite blev, supine blivit, imperative bliv)

1. dated form of bli

Conjugation

Conjugation of bliva (class 1 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	bliva		—
supine	blivit		—
imperative	bliv		—
imper. plural1	bliven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	bliver	blev	—	—
ind. plural1	bliva	blevo	—	—
subjunctive2	blive	bleve	—	—
present participle		blivande
past participle		bliven

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• bliva in Svensk ordbok.