lyft

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏft/

Etymology 1

From the verb lyfta.

Alternative forms

• løft

Noun

lyft n (definite singular lyftet, indefinite plural lyft, definite plural lyfta)

1. lift (the act of lifting, that which is lifted)

Verb

lyft

1. imperative of lyfta

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lyptr (participle of lyfta) from Proto-Germanic *luftidaz (participle of *luftijaną). The supine is of the neuter singular.

Alternative forms

• løft

Participle

lyft (definite singular and plural lyfte)

1. past participle of lyfta

Verb

lyft

1. supine of lyfta

References

• “lyft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• flyt, fylt

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lufti, possibly rebuilt from the plural or remodelled as a ti-stem from *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of loft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyft/

Noun

lyft f

1. air
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

     Nis nā sēo orðung þe wē ūt blāwaþ and inn ātēoþ ūru sāwol, ac is sēo lyft þe wē on libbaþ on þissum dēadlīcan līfe.

     The breath that we draw in and blow out is not our soul, but the air that we live in during this mortal life.

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross"

     Wynsum brǣþ āfylde þā lyft.

     A pleasant aroma filled the air.

2. (by extension) The atmosphere or the sky.
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

     Hæġl cymþ of reġndropum þonne hīe bēoþ ġefrorene uppe on þǣre lyfte, and swā siþþan feallaþ.

     Hail comes from raindrops when they are frozen up in the atmosphere, and so fall to the ground.

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "St. Benedict, Abbot"

     And wæs þā swā stille weder þæt nān wolcn næs on þǣre lyfte ġesewen.

     And the weather was so calm that there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

Usage notes

• Lyft refers to the near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear. The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear was referred to with heofon, which had a broader meaning, as it could mean the near sky or the distant sky or the sky in general.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lyft	lyfte, lyfta
accusative	lyft, lyfte	lyfte, lyfta
genitive	lyfte	lyfta
dative	lyfte	lyftum

Occasionally it occurs as masculine or neuter:

Masculine

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lyft	lyftas
accusative	lyft	lyftas
genitive	lyftes	lyfta
dative	lyfte	lyftum

Neuter

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lyft	lyft
accusative	lyft	lyft
genitive	lyftes	lyfta
dative	lyfte	lyftum

Derived terms

• lyften
• unlyft

Descendants

• Middle English: luft, lift
  • English: lift
  • Scots: luft, lift

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• lypt

Etymology 1

Verb

lyft

1. second-person singular imperative active of lyfta

Etymology 2

Participle

lyft

1. strong feminine nominative singular of lyftr
2. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of lyftr
3. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of lyftr

Verb

lyft

1. supine of lyfta

Anagrams

• flyt, flýt

Swedish

Participle

lyft

1. past participle of lyfta

Adjective

lyft

1. lifted

   med lyfta händer

   with lifted hands

Usage notes

• lyftna and lyftne (with n) are errors.

Declension

Inflection of lyft

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	lyft	—	—
neuter singular	lyft	—	—
plural	lyfta	—	—
masculine plural2	lyfte	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	lyfte	—	—
all	lyfta	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Noun

lyft c or n

1. a lift (a tool)
2. a lifting (an event)

Declension

Declension of lyft 1

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lyft	lyfts
	definite	lyften	lyftens
plural	indefinite	lyftar	lyftars
	definite	lyftarna	lyftarnas

Declension of lyft

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lyft	lyfts
	definite	lyftet	lyftets
plural	indefinite	lyft	lyfts
	definite	lyften	lyftens

Related terms

• billyft
• kunskapslyft

Verb

lyft

1. inflection of lyfta:
   1. supine
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• flyt