lęven
See also: leven, lévén, and Leven
German Low German
Alternative forms
- (in other dialects, including Low Prussian) lewen, lewe
Etymology
From Middle Low German lēven, from Old Saxon libbian, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɛːvən]
Verb
lęven
- (in some dialects, especially Mecklenburgisch and Western Pomeranian) to live
Related terms
- lęvend