libben

== Middle English == === Verb === libben (AB language, Essex, Worcestershire) alternative form of lyven == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”). === Verb === libben to live ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: levenDutch: leven, leeven (obsolete)Afrikaans: leef, leweBerbice Creole Dutch: lefuJersey Dutch: lêveNegerhollands: leev, lif, levenLimburgish: leve, léëve ==== Further reading ==== “livon (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlib.ben/ === Verb === libben plural present subjunctive of libban == West Frisian == === Etymology === Related to libje. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɪbm/, /ˈlɪbən/ (Hindeloopen) IPA(key): /ˈlɪbən/ (Schiermonnikoog) IPA(key): /ˈlɪvən/ === Noun === libben n (plural libbens, diminutive libbentsje) life ==== Further reading ==== “libben (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011