levne

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Danish leffnæ, Old Norse lifna (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *lifnōną, cognate with Swedish lämna (“to leave”), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 (aflifnan, “to remain”). The verb is an inchoative of *lībaną (“to stay”) (cf. also *libjaną (“to live”)).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lɛvnə/, [ˈlɛwnə]

Verb[edit]

levne (past tense levnede, past participle levnet)

  1. to leave (not eat or drink all of something)

Conjugation[edit]

Inflection of levne
present past
simple levner levnede
perfect har levnet havde levnet
passive levnes levnedes
participle levnende levnet
imperative levn —
infinitive levne —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund levnen —

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