blífa

Icelandic

Etymology

First attested in the 16th century. Borrowed 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpliːva/
• Rhymes: -iːva

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

blífa – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að blífa
supine sagnbót		blifið
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		blífandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	blíf	bleif		blífi	blifi
	þú	blífur	bleifst		blífir	blifir
	hann, hún, það	blífur	bleif		blífi	blifi
plural	við	blífum	blifum		blífum	blifum
	þið	blífið	blifuð		blífið	blifuð
	þeir, þær, þau	blífa	blifu		blífi	blifu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	blíf (þú), blífðu
plural	þið	blífið (þið), blífiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

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