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 — —
Participles
Present participle blivande
Past participle bliven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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