bliven

See also: Bliven

English

Verb

bliven

  1. past participle of blive

Anagrams

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

Further reading
  • “bliven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “bliven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Swedish

Etymology

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 Superlative2
Common singular bliven — —
Neuter singular blivet — —
Plural blivna — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 blivne — —
All blivna — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Verb

bliven

  1. Obsolete plural form of blir, present tense of bli. 2nd person only.
  2. Obsolete plural form of bli, imperative of bli. 2nd person only.
    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)
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