lyft

lyft

See also: lyft-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the verb lyfta

Alternative forms

• løft

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏft/

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. inflection of lyfta:
   1. past participle
   2. imperative

References

• “lyft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luftuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyft/

Noun

lyft f

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

     Nis nā sēo orðung þe wē ūt blāwaþ and inn ātēoþ ūre 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 in this mortal life.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross"

     Wynsum brǣþ āfylde þā lyft.

     A pleasant smell filled the air.

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

     Hæġl cymþ of reġndropum þanne hīe bēoþ ġefrorene ūp 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.

   • late 10th century, 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.

Declension

Declension of lyft (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lyft	lyfta, lyfte
accusative	lyfte	lyfta, lyfte
genitive	lyfte	lyfta
dative	lyfte	lyftum

Derived terms

• lyften
• unlyft

Descendants

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

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Swedish

Etymology

The adjective is 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	Superlative2
Common singular	lyft	—	—
Neuter singular	lyft	—	—
Plural	lyfta	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	lyfte	—	—
All	lyfta	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Noun

lyft c or n

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

Declension

Declension of lyft 1
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lyft	lyften	lyftar	lyftarna
Genitive	lyfts	lyftens	lyftars	lyftarnas

Declension of lyft
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lyft	lyftet	lyft	lyften
Genitive	lyfts	lyftets	lyfts	lyftens

Related terms

• billyft
• kunskapslyft

Verb

lyft

1. supine of lyfta.
2. imperative of lyfta.