lijf
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlijf n (plural lijven, diminutive lijfje n)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb.
Noun
editlijf n
- body
- life (being alive)
- life (course of life)
- life force
Inflection
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “lijf”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lijf”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
editNoun
editlijf
- Alternative spelling of lyf
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯f
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- nl:Clothing
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