Participles
| Present | libbende |
| Past | (ġe)lifd |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | libbe |
| 2nd sing. | leofast |
| 3rd sing. | leofaþ |
| 1st plur. | libbaþ |
| 2nd plur. | libbaþ |
| 3rd plur. | libbaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | lifde |
| 2nd sing. | lifdest |
| 3rd sing. | lifde |
| 1st plur. | lifdon |
| 2nd plur. | lifdon |
| 3rd plur. | lifdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | libbe |
| 2nd sing. | libbe |
| 3rd sing. | libbe |
| 1st plur. | libben |
| 2nd plur. | libben |
| 3rd plur. | libben |
Past
| 1st sing. | lifde |
| 2nd sing. | lifde |
| 3rd sing. | lifde |
| 1st plur. | lifden |
| 2nd plur. | lifden |
| 3rd plur. | lifden |
Imperative
| Singular | leofa |
| Plural | libbaþ |
Verbs similar to 'libban'
alibban,
cimban,
climban,
gelibban,
habban,
hebban,
licgan,
lician,
liefan,
lieman,
Etymology
1. From Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.
2. Cognate with Old Frisian leva, Old Saxon libbian, Old High German lebēn, Old Norse lifa, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban). See: Proto-Germanic '
*libjaną', Old Saxon '
libbian', Old Norse '
lifa'.
Verbs referencing "libban"
English
live, Old Norse
lifa, Middle English
lyven, Sanskrit
लिम्पति.
Sample Sentences
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late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 45:3 (And he said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is our father still alive?" But, out of fear, his brothers could not answer him.)