lebn

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Bavarian

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Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German lebēn, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (leave, cling, linger). Cognate with German leben, Old Saxon libbian, (Middle Low German leven, German Low German lęven, lewen (to live)), Dutch leven, English live, West Frisian libje, Old Norse lifa (Swedish leva), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːm/,
  • Hyphenation: lebn

Verb

lebn (past participle glebt)

  1. (intransitive) to live, to be alive
    Mei Opa lebt leider nimmer.Sadly, my grampa is no longer alive.
  2. (intransitive) to dwell, to reside, to live
    Heid lebt's in an åndern Duaf.Today she lives in a different village.
  3. (intransitive) to live, to exist, to occupy a place
    Schneckn lebn seid hunderte vo Müllionan Joahrn auf da Erdn.Snails have existed on earth for hundreds of millions of years.
  4. (intransitive, hyperbolic) to cope with, to live with, to deal with
    Mid dem miassn's jetz lebn.They will have to live with that now.

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