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lifna

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *lifnaną, *lifnōną. Cognates include Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*lifnan).

Verb

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lifna

  1. to be left
Conjugation
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Conjugation of lifna — active (weak class 2)
infinitive lifna
present participle lifnandi
past participle lifnaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lifna lifnaða lifna lifnaða
2nd person singular lifnar lifnaðir lifnir lifnaðir
3rd person singular lifnar lifnaði lifni lifnaði
1st person plural lifnum lifnuðum lifnim lifnaðim
2nd person plural lifnið lifnuðuð lifnið lifnaðið
3rd person plural lifna lifnuðu lifni lifnaði
imperative present
2nd person singular lifna
1st person plural lifnum
2nd person plural lifnið
Conjugation of lifna — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive lifnask
present participle lifnandisk
past participle lifnazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lifnumk lifnuðumk lifnumk lifnuðumk
2nd person singular lifnask lifnaðisk lifnisk lifnaðisk
3rd person singular lifnask lifnaðisk lifnisk lifnaðisk
1st person plural lifnumsk lifnuðumsk lifnimsk lifnaðimsk
2nd person plural lifnizk lifnuðuzk lifnizk lifnaðizk
3rd person plural lifnask lifnuðusk lifnisk lifnaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular lifnask
1st person plural lifnumsk
2nd person plural lifnizk
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: lifna (to be left) (obsolete)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: livne
  • Old Swedish: limna, lifna
  • Old Danish: leffnæ
    • Danish: levne (to leave)
      • Norwegian Bokmål: levne

Etymology 2

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From lifa +‎ -na.

Verb

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lifna

  1. to come to life
  2. to revive
Conjugation
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Conjugation of lifna — active (weak class 2)
infinitive lifna
present participle lifnandi
past participle lifnaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lifna lifnaða lifna lifnaða
2nd person singular lifnar lifnaðir lifnir lifnaðir
3rd person singular lifnar lifnaði lifni lifnaði
1st person plural lifnum lifnuðum lifnim lifnaðim
2nd person plural lifnið lifnuðuð lifnið lifnaðið
3rd person plural lifna lifnuðu lifni lifnaði
imperative present
2nd person singular lifna
1st person plural lifnum
2nd person plural lifnið
Conjugation of lifna — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive lifnask
present participle lifnandisk
past participle lifnazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular lifnumk lifnuðumk lifnumk lifnuðumk
2nd person singular lifnask lifnaðisk lifnisk lifnaðisk
3rd person singular lifnask lifnaðisk lifnisk lifnaðisk
1st person plural lifnumsk lifnuðumsk lifnimsk lifnaðimsk
2nd person plural lifnizk lifnuðuzk lifnizk lifnaðizk
3rd person plural lifnask lifnuðusk lifnisk lifnaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular lifnask
1st person plural lifnumsk
2nd person plural lifnizk
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Descendants
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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lifna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive