libban

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.

Cognate with Old Frisian leva, Old Saxon libbian, Old High German lebēn, Old Norse lifa, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlib.bɑn/
  • Rhymes: -ib.bɑn

Verb

libban

  1. to live

Conjugation

The class III weak verbs were all subject to some degree of remodeling in Old English. In libban this can be seen in the sg. imp. and the 2nd. & 3rd. sg. prs. ind., which resemble class II weak forms. In the Anglian dialects, forms with libb- are instead found as lifġ-. Unlike habban & secgan, class II variants can also be found for the entire remainder of the paradigm in all dialects.

Conjugation of libban (weak, class 3)
infinitive libban libbenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular libbe lifde
second person singular leofast lifdest
third person singular leofaþ lifde
plural libbaþ lifdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular libbe lifde
plural libben lifden
imperative
singular leofa
plural libbaþ
participle present past
libbende (ġe)lifd

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