levne

See also: levné and levně

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish leffnæ, Old Norse lifna (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *lifnōną, cognate with Swedish lämna (“to leave”), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 (aflifnan, “to remain”). The verb is an inchoative of *lībaną (“to stay”) (cf. also *libjaną (“to live”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛvnə/, [ˈlɛwnə]

Verb

levne (past tense levnede, past participle levnet)

  1. to leave (not eat or drink all of something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of levne
active passive
present levner levnes
past levnede levnedes
infinitive levne levnes
imperative levn —
participle
present levnende
past levnet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund levnen

Derived terms

References

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