bliva

See also: blíva, blīva, and blīvā

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • blive (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian blífa, from Middle Low German bliven, from ultimately Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Verb

bliva (present tense bliv, past tense bleiv, supine blive, past participle bliven, present participle blivande, imperative bliv)

  1. (intransitive) to drown
    Synonym: drukne
    han gjekk gjennom isen og bleiv

References

Swedish

Verb

bliva (present bliver, preterite blev, supine blivit, imperative bliv)

  1. dated form of bli

Conjugation

Conjugation of bliva (class 1 strong)
active passive
infinitive bliva —
supine blivit —
imperative bliv —
imper. plural1 bliven —
present past present past
indicative bliver blev — —
ind. plural1 bliva blevo — —
subjunctive2 blive bleve — —
present participle blivande
past participle bliven

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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