lieven
See also: Lieven
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch lieven, from Old Dutch *lievon. Equivalent to lief + -en.
Verb edit
lieven
- (transitive, archaic, poetic) to love
- (transitive, obsolete) to care about, to like
- (transitive, obsolete) to value
Inflection edit
| Inflection of lieven (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lieven | |||
| past singular | liefde | |||
| past participle | geliefd | |||
| infinitive | lieven | |||
| gerund | lieven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lief | liefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lieft | liefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lieft | liefde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lieft | liefde | ||
| 3rd person singular | lieft | liefde | ||
| plural | lieven | liefden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lieve | liefde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lieven | liefden | ||
| imperative sing. | lief | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lieft | |||
| participles | lievend | geliefd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
lieven
Anagrams edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *lievon. Equivalent to lief + -en.
Verb edit
lieven
- to love
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lieven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I