blieven

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon bilivan, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną. Cognate with Dutch blijven, German bleiben, English belive.

Verb

blieven (third-person singular simple present blifft, past tense bleev, past participle bleven, auxiliary verb wesen)

  1. to remain, stay

Conjugation

Conjugation of blieven (class 1 strong verb)
infinitive blieven
present preterite
1st person singular bliev bleev
2nd person singular bliffs(t) bleevs(t)
3rd person singular bliff(t) bleev
plural blievt, blieven bleven
imperative
singular bliev
plural blievt
present past
participle blieven (e)bleven, gebleven

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.