libban
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.
Cognate with Old Frisian leva, Old Saxon libbian, Old High German lebēn, Old Norse lifa, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlib.bɑn/
Verb
libban
- to live
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 45:3
- And hē cwæþ tō his ġebrōðrum, "Iċ eom Iosep! Leofaþ ūre fæder nū ġīet?" Þā ne meahton his ġebrōðru him for eġe ġeandwyrdan.
- And he said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?" But, out of fear, his brothers could not answer him.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 45:3
Conjugation
Conjugation of libban (weak class 3)
infinitive | libban | libbenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | libbe | lifde |
second person singular | leofast | lifdest |
third person singular | leofaþ | lifde |
plural | libbaþ | lifdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | libbe | lifde |
plural | libben | lifden |
imperative | ||
singular | leofa | |
plural | libbaþ | |
participle | present | past |
libbende | (ġe)lifd |
Derived terms
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