bliven

See also: Bliven

English

Verb

bliven

1. past participle of blive

Anagrams

• Belvin

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch blīvan, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbliːvən/

Verb

bliven

1. to become
2. to stay, to remain
3. to die, to perish
4. to give birth

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	bliven
3rd sg. past	blêef
3rd pl. past	blēven
Past participle	geblēven
Infinitive	bliven
In genitive	blivens
In dative	blivene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	blive	blêef
2nd singular	blijfs, blives	blēefs, blēves
3rd singular	blijft, blivet	blêef
1st plural	bliven	blēven
2nd plural	blijft, blivet	blēeft, blēvet
3rd plural	bliven	blēven
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	blive	blēve
2nd singular	blijfs, blives	blēves
3rd singular	blive	blēve
1st plural	bliven	blēven
2nd plural	blijft, blivet	blēvet
3rd plural	bliven	blēven
Imperative	Present
Singular	blijf, blive
Plural	blijft, blivet
	Present	Past
Participle	blivende	geblēven

Derived terms

• blivinge
• gebliven
• ontbliven
• verbliven
• volbliven

Descendants

• Dutch: blijven
  • Afrikaans: bly
  • Javindo: belijf
  • Jersey Dutch: blāive
  • Negerhollands: bliev, blief, bli
• Limburgish: blieve
• Zealandic: bluve

Further reading

• “bliven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bliven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Swedish

Participle

bliven

1. past participle of bli

Adjective

bliven (not comparable)

1. having become

   De nyligen blivna föräldrarna bjöds på tårta.

   The recently become parents were treated to cake.

Declension

Inflection of bliven

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	bliven	—	—
neuter singular	blivet	—	—
plural	blivna	—	—
masculine plural2	blivne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	blivne	—	—
all	blivna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• efterbliven
• kvarbliven
• nybliven
• överbliven

Verb

bliven

1. inflection of bli:
   1. (obsolete) second-person plural present indicative
   2. (archaic or dialectal) second-person plural imperative
   • Flyn, rädden edra liv, och bliven som torra buskar i öknen.

     Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.

     (Jeremiah 48:6)

Anagrams

• blivne