on life
Old English
Etymology
From
on
(
“
in, on
”
)
+
līfe
,
dative
singular
of
līf
(
“
life
”
)
.
Phrase
on
life
alive
Descendants
Middle English:
alyve
,
alife
,
a-live
,
alive
,
a-lyve
,
olife
,
olive
,
o-live
,
olyve
English:
alive
,
live
Scots:
alive
,
live