From Middle Low German bliven (“to remain”), from Old Saxon bilīvan, from Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.
blíva (third person singular past indicative bleiv, third person plural past indicative blivu, supine blivið)
Conjugation of blíva (irregular) | ||
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infinitive | blíva | |
supine | blivið | |
participle (a26)1 | blívandi | blivin |
present | past | |
first singular | blívi | bleiv |
second singular | blívur | bleivst |
third singular | blívur | bleiv |
plural | blíva | blivu |
imperative | ||
singular | blív! | |
plural | blívið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |