blífa

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Icelandic

Etymology

First attested in the 16th century. From Danish blive, from Middle Low German blīven, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną. Used to translate German bleiben in Oddur Gottskálksson's New Testament translation (published 1540).

Pronunciation

Verb

blífa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative bleif, third-person plural past indicative blifum, supine blifið)

  1. (obsolete) to become
  2. (obsolete) to be (as an auxiliary verb in passive constructions)
  3. (chiefly dated) to remain, stay

Conjugation

Middle Norwegian

Etymology

From Middle Low German bliven, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Verb

blífa

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Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bli; bliva, blive
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bli, blive