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lyft

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From the verb lyfta.

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Noun

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lyft n (definite singular lyftet, indefinite plural lyft, definite plural lyfta)

  1. lift (the act of lifting, that which is lifted)

Verb

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lyft

  1. imperative of lyfta

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse lyptr (participle of lyfta) from Proto-Germanic *luftidaz (participle of *luftijaną). The supine is of the neuter singular.

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Participle

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lyft (definite singular and plural lyfte)

  1. past participle of lyfta

Verb

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lyft

  1. supine of lyfta

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *lufti, possibly rebuilt from the plural or remodelled as a ti-stem from *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of loft.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lyft f

  1. air
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
      Nis nā sēo orðung þe wē ūt blāwaþ and inn ātēoþ ūru sāwol, ac is sēo lyft þe wē on libbaþ on þissum dēadlīcan līfe.
      The breath that we draw in and blow out is not our soul, but the air that we live in during this mortal life.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross"
      Wynsum brǣþ āfylde þā lyft.
      A pleasant aroma filled the air.
  2. (by extension) The atmosphere or the sky.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
      Hæġl cymþ of reġndropum þonne hīe bēoþ ġefrorene uppe on þǣre lyfte, and swā siþþan feallaþ.
      Hail comes from raindrops when they are frozen up in the atmosphere, and so fall to the ground.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "St. Benedict, Abbot"
      And wæs þā swā stille weder þæt nān wolcn næs on þǣre lyfte ġesewen.
      And the weather was so calm that there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

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  • Lyft refers to the near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear. The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear was referred to with heofon, which had a broader meaning, as it could mean the near sky or the distant sky or the sky in general.

Declension

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Declension of lyft (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lyft lyfte, lyfta
accusative lyft, lyfte lyfte, lyfta
genitive lyfte lyfta
dative lyfte lyftum

Occasionally it occurs as masculine or neuter:

Masculine
Declension of lyft (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lyft lyftas
accusative lyft lyftas
genitive lyftes lyfta
dative lyfte lyftum
Neuter
Declension of lyft (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lyft lyft
accusative lyft lyft
genitive lyftes lyfta
dative lyfte lyftum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: luft, lift

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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lyft

  1. second-person singular imperative active of lyfta

Etymology 2

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Participle

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lyft

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of lyftr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of lyftr
  3. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of lyftr

Verb

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lyft

  1. supine of lyfta

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Participle

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lyft

  1. past participle of lyfta

Adjective

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lyft

  1. lifted
    med lyfta händer
    with lifted hands

Usage notes

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  • lyftna and lyftne (with n) are errors.

Declension

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Inflection of lyft
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular lyft — —
Neuter singular lyft — —
Plural lyfta — —
Masculine plural3 lyfte — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 lyfte — —
All lyfta — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Noun

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lyft c or n

  1. a lift (a tool)
  2. a lifting (an event)

Declension

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Declension of lyft 1
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lyft lyfts
definite lyften lyftens
plural indefinite lyftar lyftars
definite lyftarna lyftarnas
Declension of lyft
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lyft lyfts
definite lyftet lyftets
plural indefinite lyft lyfts
definite lyften lyftens
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Verb

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lyft

  1. inflection of lyfta:
    1. supine
    2. imperative

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