leven

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to live, to be alive
  • to live one's life
  • to live, to dwell

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *libben inherited from Proto-Germanic *libjaną (live, be alive).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*libjaną

Gloss

live, be alive

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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