"líf" meaning in Old Norse

See líf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *lībą. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*lībą}} Proto-Germanic *lībą Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} líf n, {{non-noun|n|lífs}} líf n (genitive lífs) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-a|líf}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=lífin|api=líf|asd=lífit|asi=líf|dpd=lífunum|dpi=lífum|dsd=lífinu|dsi=lífi|g=neuter|gpd=lífanna|gpi=lífa|gsd=lífsins|gsi=lífs|notes=|npd=lífin|npi=líf|nsd=lífit|nsi=líf|stem=strong a-stem|title=líf}}, {{non-decl-cell|líf|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífit|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|líf|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|líf|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífit|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|líf|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífi|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífinu|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífs|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífa|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|lífanna|gpd}} Forms: lífs [genitive], strong [table-tags], líf [indefinite, nominative, singular], lífit [definite, nominative, singular], líf [indefinite, nominative, plural], lífin [definite, nominative, plural], líf [accusative, indefinite, singular], lífit [accusative, definite, singular], líf [accusative, indefinite, plural], lífin [accusative, definite, plural], lífi [dative, indefinite, singular], lífinu [dative, definite, singular], lífum [dative, indefinite, plural], lífunum [dative, definite, plural], lífs [genitive, indefinite, singular], lífsins [definite, genitive, singular], lífa [genitive, indefinite, plural], lífanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. life Tags: neuter

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: líf"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "lív"
          },
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      ],
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    },
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          },
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      "text": "Norn: liv"
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      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: liv"
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        "dative",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
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        {
          "english": "(literally, “he is of life”)",
          "roman": "he is alive",
          "text": "hann es lífs",
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        }
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          "life",
          "life"
        ]
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      "form": "lífunum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "lífa",
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        "genitive",
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        "plural"
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        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lífum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lífunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lífs",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lífsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lífa",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lífanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse neuter a-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse neuter nouns",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms with usage examples",
        "Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(literally, “he is of life”)",
          "roman": "he is alive",
          "text": "hann es lífs",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "líf"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old Norse dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e268c0e and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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