"lifa" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪːva/ Forms: lifði [indicative, past, singular, third-person], lifað [supine]
Rhymes: -ɪːva Etymology: From Old Norse lifa, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”) (cognate with Faroese liva, Swedish leva, Danish and Norwegian leve, Dutch leven, German leben, English live). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|lifa}} Old Norse lifa, {{der|is|gem-pro|*libjaną}} Proto-Germanic *libjaną, {{der|is|ine-pro|*leyp-||leave, cling, linger}} Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, cling, linger”), {{cog|fo|liva}} Faroese liva, {{cog|sv|leva}} Swedish leva, {{cog|nl|leven}} Dutch leven, {{cog|de|leben}} German leben, {{cog|en|live}} English live Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|lifði||{{{22}}}|supine|lifað||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} lifa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lifði, supine lifað)
  1. (intransitive) to live Tags: intransitive, weak
    Sense id: en-lifa-is-verb-ipZlC7B7
  2. to experience something [with accusative] Tags: weak Synonyms: reyna
    Sense id: en-lifa-is-verb-Z-GGT0Kt
  3. to survive, to endure, to come through [intransitive or with accusative] Tags: weak Synonyms: endast, þrauka
    Sense id: en-lifa-is-verb-GHQ9B3rf
  4. (intransitive, of fire) to burn Tags: intransitive, weak Categories (topical): Fire Synonyms: loga, brenna
    Sense id: en-lifa-is-verb-rR54mkCl Disambiguation of Fire: 2 4 22 72 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 26 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 3 4 20 62 3 6 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 22 67 2 3 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lengi lifa, lifa af, lifa á, lifa sig inn í, mega lengi lifa
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    },
    {
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      "word": "lifa á"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lifa sig inn í"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mega lengi lifa"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "liva"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese liva",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "leva"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish leva",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "leven"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch leven",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "leben"
      },
      "expansion": "German leben",
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      "expansion": "English live",
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        {
          "english": "When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.",
          "roman": "Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.",
          "text": "Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)",
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        }
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        "(intransitive) to live"
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        "intransitive",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to experience something"
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          "expansion": "[with accusative]",
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      "links": [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "to experience something [with accusative]"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "reyna"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'll come through.",
          "text": "Ég lifi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to survive, to endure, to come through"
      ],
      "id": "en-lifa-is-verb-GHQ9B3rf",
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          "survive",
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        [
          "endure",
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          "come through"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "to survive, to endure, to come through [intransitive or with accusative]"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "endast"
        },
        {
          "word": "þrauka"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "weak"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "2 2 26 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
          "_dis": "3 4 20 62 3 6 2 1",
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        {
          "_dis": "2 2 22 67 2 3 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 4 22 72",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "is",
          "name": "Fire",
          "orig": "is:Fire",
          "parents": [
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            "Light sources",
            "Chemical processes",
            "Light",
            "Nature",
            "Energy",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "The fire is burning.",
          "text": "Eldurinn lifir.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to burn"
      ],
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          "burn"
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        "(intransitive, of fire) to burn"
      ],
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        "of fire"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "loga"
        },
        {
          "word": "brenna"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "weak"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪːva/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪːva"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic verbs",
    "Icelandic weak verbs",
    "Most used Icelandic verbs",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːva",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːva/2 syllables",
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      "word": "lengi lifa"
    },
    {
      "word": "lifa af"
    },
    {
      "word": "lifa á"
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    {
      "word": "lifa sig inn í"
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      "word": "mega lengi lifa"
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      "name": "der"
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        "1": "fo",
        "2": "liva"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese liva",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "leva"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish leva",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "leven"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch leven",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "leben"
      },
      "expansion": "German leben",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "live"
      },
      "expansion": "English live",
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      "form": "lifði",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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        {
          "english": "When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.",
          "roman": "Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.",
          "text": "Genesis 5:3 (Icelandic, English)",
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        "(intransitive) to live"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "weak"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to experience something"
      ],
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          "expansion": "[with accusative]",
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        "to experience something [with accusative]"
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          "word": "reyna"
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          "english": "I'll come through.",
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      ],
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        "to survive, to endure, to come through"
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        "to survive, to endure, to come through [intransitive or with accusative]"
      ],
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          "word": "endast"
        },
        {
          "word": "þrauka"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "The fire is burning.",
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          "type": "example"
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        "(intransitive, of fire) to burn"
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          "word": "loga"
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          "word": "brenna"
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      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɪːva/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪːva"
    }
  ],
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}

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