See also: blíva, blīva, and blīvā

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

  • blive (e and split infinitives)

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

Swedish edit

Verb edit

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

  1. Dated form of bli.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit