libben
Middle English
Verb
libben
- alternative form of lyven
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”).
Verb
libben
- to live
Inflection
Conjugation of libben, levon (weak class 3)
| infinitive | libben, levon | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | libbo(n), levo(n) | levda, levoda |
| 2nd person singular | livis, levos | levdos, levodos |
| 3rd person singular | livit, levot | levda, levoda |
| 1st person plural | libbun, levon | levdon, levodon |
| 2nd person plural | livit, levot | levdot, levodot |
| 3rd person plural | libbunt, levont | levdon, levodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | libbe | livdi, levodi |
| 2nd person singular | libbis | livdis, levodis |
| 3rd person singular | libbe | livdi, levodi |
| 1st person plural | libbin | livdin, levodin |
| 2nd person plural | libbit | livdit, levodit |
| 3rd person plural | libbin | livdin, levodin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | livi, levo | |
| plural | livit, levot | |
| participle | present | past |
| libbendi, levondi | gileft, gilevot | |
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: leven
Further reading
- “livon (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlib.ben/
Verb
libben
- plural present subjunctive of libban
West Frisian
Etymology
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Noun
libben n (plural libbens, diminutive libbentsje)
Further reading
- “libben (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011