liäben
Low German
Alternative forms
- liäbben (variant spelling)
- liäwen, liäven (represents the uncontracted pronunciation)
- leben, leven, lewen (non-Westphalian)
Etymology
From Middle Low German lēven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli̯ɛvən/, [ˈli̯ɛ.bm̩]
Verb
liäben
- (Westphalia) to live
- Wann se nich stuorwen sind, dann liäwt se nao vandage.
- If they haven't died, they are still alive today.