libben

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Middle English

Verb

libben

  1. 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

  1. to live

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

  • livon (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

libben n (plural libbens, diminutive libbentsje)

  1. life

Further reading

  • libben (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011