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bliva

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See also: blíva, blīva, and blīvā

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • blive (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

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

Verb

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bliva (present tense bliv, past tense bleiv, supine blive, past participle bliven, present participle blivande, imperative bliv)

  1. (intransitive) to drown
    Synonym: drukne
    han gjekk gjennom isen og bleiv

References

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Swedish

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Verb

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bliva (present bliver, preterite blev, supine blivit, imperative bliv)

  1. Dated form of bli.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bliva (class 1 strong)
active passive
infinitive bliva
supine blivit
imperative bliv
imper. plural1 bliven
present past present past
indicative bliver blev
ind. plural1 bliva blevo
subjunctive2 blive bleve
present participle blivande
past participle bliven

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

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