levne

See also: levné

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish leffnæ, Old Norse lifna (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *lifnōną, cognate with Swedish lämna (“to leave”), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 (aflifnan, “to remain”). The verb is an inchoative of *lībaną (“to stay”) (cf. also *libjaną (“to live”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛvnə/, [ˈlɛwnə]

Verb

levne (past tense levnede, past participle levnet)

1. to leave (not eat or drink all of something)

Conjugation

Inflection of levne

	present	past
simple	levner	levnede
perfect	har levnet	havde levnet
passive	levnes	levnedes
participle	levnende	levnet
imperative	levn	—
infinitive	levne	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	levnen	—

Derived terms

• levn
• levning

References

• “levne” in Den Danske Ordbog