Nominal Forms
Infinitive:
liva
Past Participle:
livað
Present participle:
livandi
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| eg | livi |
| tú | livir |
| hann | livir |
| vit | liva |
| tit | liva |
| teir | liva |
Past
| eg | livdi |
| tú | livdi |
| hann | livdi |
| vit | livdu |
| tit | livdu |
| teir | livdu |
Pluperfect
Preterite
Preterite Perfect
Future
Future Perfect
Etymology
From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leip- (“leave, cling, linger”) (cognate with Icelandic lifa, Swedish leva, Danish and Norwegian leve, Dutch leven, German leben, English live). See: Old Norse '
lifa', Proto-Germanic '
*libjaną', Icelandic '
lifa', Swedish '
leva', Dutch '
leven', German, old spelling '
leben', English '
live'.
Verbs referencing "liva"
English
live, Icelandic
lifa.
Translations
live, be alive
Sample Sentences