bliven
See also: Bliven
English
Verb
bliven
- past participle of blive
Anagrams
- Belvin
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch blīvan, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbliːvən/
Verb
bliven
- to become
- to stay, to remain
- to die, to perish
- to give birth
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bliven | |
| 3rd sg. past | blêef | |
| 3rd pl. past | blēven | |
| Past participle | geblēven | |
| Infinitive | bliven | |
| In genitive | blivens | |
| In dative | blivene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | blive | blêef |
| 2nd singular | blijfs, blives | blēefs, blēves |
| 3rd singular | blijft, blivet | blêef |
| 1st plural | bliven | blēven |
| 2nd plural | blijft, blivet | blēeft, blēvet |
| 3rd plural | bliven | blēven |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | blive | blēve |
| 2nd singular | blijfs, blives | blēves |
| 3rd singular | blive | blēve |
| 1st plural | bliven | blēven |
| 2nd plural | blijft, blivet | blēvet |
| 3rd plural | bliven | blēven |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | blijf, blive | |
| Plural | blijft, blivet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | blivende | geblēven |
Derived terms
- blivinge
- gebliven
- ontbliven
- verbliven
- volbliven
Descendants
- Dutch: blijven
- Afrikaans: bly
- Javindo: belijf
- Jersey Dutch: blāive
- Negerhollands: bliev, blief, bli
- Limburgish: blieve
- Zealandic: bluve
Further reading
- “bliven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bliven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Swedish
Etymology
past participle of bli.
Adjective
bliven (not comparable)
- having become
- De nyligen blivna föräldrarna bjöds på tårta.
- The recently become parents were treated to cake.
Declension
| Inflection of bliven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | bliven | — | — |
| Neuter singular | blivet | — | — |
| Plural | blivna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | blivne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | blivne | — | — |
| All | blivna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Derived terms
- efterbliven
- kvarbliven
- nybliven
- överbliven
Verb
bliven
- Obsolete plural form of blir, present tense of bli. 2nd person only.
- Obsolete plural form of bli, imperative of bli. 2nd person only.
- Flyn, rädden edra liv, och bliven som torra buskar i öknen.
- Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. (Jeremiah 48:6)
- Flyn, rädden edra liv, och bliven som torra buskar i öknen.
Anagrams
- blivne