blive

Danish

/bliːə/, /bliːvə/

verb
Definitions
  • (copulative) to become go from one state into another, with a glossary
  • (auxiliary) to be used with the past participle to form the passive voice
  • to amount to total or evaluate
  • (intransitive) remain to continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bliven (remain) derived from Old Saxon bilīƀan derived from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (remain, remain in place, stay).

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Proto-Germanic

*bilībaną

Gloss

remain, remain in place, stay

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