líf

See also: lif, Líf, and LiF

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːv/

  Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

líf n (genitive singular lífs, nominative plural líf)

1. (uncountable) life (the state of being alive)
   • Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)

     Allir menn eiga rétt til lífs, frelsis og mannhelgi.

     Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

2. (uncountable) life (the period during which an individual is alive)
3. (usually uncountable) an individual’s way of living or experience of being alive (throughout one’s lifespan or in some period of it); life, lifestyle
   • 2011 June, Fjölnir Ásbjörnsson, tru.is‎^[1] (sermon):

     Hvað hefur græðgin eyðilagt margar sálir og mörg líf?

     How many lives has greed destroyed?

4. (uncountable) life (living things collectively)
5. (by extension) life (the existence of an inanimate object as a functional or distinct entity)
6. (countable, video games) life (one of the player’s chances to play, lost when a mistake is made)

   Ég átti bara eitt líf eftir þegar ég komst loksins í síðasta borðið.

   I only had one life left when I finally got to the last level.

7. (uncountable, video games) health, hit points, the amount of damage a player can take before he loses a life
   • 2000 September, kjarni, hugi.is‎^[2] (forum), comments:

     Terran eru bestir í að survivea 6pool vegna scvs sem eru með 60 í líf..

     Terran are best at surviving a 6pool because of SCVs who have 60 HP [lit. 60 in health/HP].

   • 2006 February, kjellz, hugi.is‎^[3] (forum), comments:

     og já feral druidar í PvP setti eru oftast með MIKLU meira líf en warrior í Tier 1 epici

     and yes, feral druids in [i.e. wearing/wielding] a PvP set [i.e. item set] most often have MUCH more health than a warrior in Tier 1 epic [i.e. a Tier 1 item set of epic quality]

Declension

Declension of líf (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	líf	lífið	líf	lífin
accusative	líf	lífið	líf	lífin
dative	lífi	lífinu	lífum	lífunum
genitive	lífs	lífsins	lífa	lífanna

Synonyms

• (life): fjör

Derived terms

Derived terms

• á lífi
• láta lífið
• lífeðlisfræði
• líffræði
• lífgjöf
• líf hangir á bláþræði
• lífljómun
• lífs eða liðinn
• lífsmark
• lífstíð
• lífvörður
• nær dauða en lífi
• vera líf í tuskunum
• vera um líf og dauða að tefla

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lībą.

Noun

líf n (genitive lífs)

1. life

   hann es lífs

   he is alive

   (literally, “he is of life”)

Declension

  Declension of líf (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	líf	lífit	líf	lífin
accusative	líf	lífit	líf	lífin
dative	lífi	lífinu	lífum	lífunum
genitive	lífs	lífsins	lífa	lífanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: líf
• Faroese: lív
• Norn: liv
• Norwegian Bokmål: liv
• Norwegian Nynorsk: liv
• Elfdalian: liv, laiv
• Old Swedish: līf
  • Swedish: liv
• Danish: liv
• Gutnish: liev

Anagrams

• fíl