líf

Icelandic

/liːv/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) life the state of being alive
  • (uncountable) life the period during which an individual is alive
  • (usually) an individual’s way of living or experience of being alive (throughout one’s lifespan or in some period of it); life, lifestyle
  • (uncountable) life living things collectively
  • (by extension) life the existence of an inanimate object as a functional or distinct entity
  • (countable) life one of the player’s chances to play, lost when a mistake is made
  • (uncountable) health, hit points, the amount of damage a player can take before he loses a life

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse líf derived from Proto-Germanic *lībą (life, body).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lībą

Gloss

life, body

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

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