lyft

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏft/

Etymology 1

From the verb lyfta.

Alternative forms

• løft

Noun

lyft n (definite singular lyftet, indefinite plural lyft, definite plural lyfta)

1. lift (the act of lifting, that which is lifted)

Verb

lyft

1. imperative of lyfta

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lyptr (participle of lyfta) from Proto-Germanic *luftidaz (participle of *luftijaną). The supine is of the neuter singular.

Alternative forms

• løft

Participle

lyft (definite singular and plural lyfte)

1. past participle of lyfta

Verb

lyft

1. supine of lyfta

References

• “lyft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• flyt, fylt

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of loft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyft/

Noun

lyft f

1. air; by extension, the atmosphere or the sky
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

     Nis nā sēo orðung þe wē ūt blāwaþ and inn ātēoþ ūru sāwol, ac is sēo lyft þe wē on libbaþ on þissum dēadlīcan līfe.

     The breath that we draw in and blow out is not our soul, but the air that we live in during this mortal life.

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross"

     Wynsum brǣþ āfylde þā lyft.

     A pleasant aroma filled the air.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

     Hæġl cymþ of reġndropum þonne hīe bēoþ ġefrorene uppe on þǣre lyfte, and swā siþþan feallaþ.

     Hail comes from raindrops when they are frozen up in the atmosphere, and so fall to the ground.

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "St. Benedict, Abbot"

     And wæs þā swā stille weder þæt nān wolcn næs on þǣre lyfte ġesewen.

     And the weather was so calm that there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

Usage notes

• Lyft refers to the near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear. The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear was referred to with heofon, which had a broader meaning, as it could mean the near sky or the distant sky or the sky in general.

Declension

Declension of lyft (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lyft	lyfte, lyfta
accusative	lyft, lyfte	lyfte, lyfta
genitive	lyfte	lyfta
dative	lyfte	lyftum

Occasionally it occurs as masculine or neuter:

Masculine

Declension of lyft (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lyft	lyftas
accusative	lyft	lyftas
genitive	lyftes	lyfta
dative	lyfte	lyftum

Neuter

Declension of lyft (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lyft	lyft
accusative	lyft	lyft
genitive	lyftes	lyfta
dative	lyfte	lyftum

Derived terms

• lyften
• unlyft

Descendants

• Middle English: luft, lift
  • English: lift
  • Scots: luft, lift

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• lypt

Etymology 1

Verb

lyft

1. second-person singular imperative active of lyfta

Etymology 2

Participle

lyft

1. strong feminine nominative singular of lyftr
2. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of lyftr
3. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of lyftr

Verb

lyft

1. supine of lyfta

Anagrams

• flyt, flýt

Swedish

Participle

lyft

1. past participle of lyfta

Adjective

lyft

1. lifted

   med lyfta händer

   with lifted hands

Usage notes

• lyftna and lyftne (with n) are errors.

Declension

Inflection of lyft
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	lyft	—	—
Neuter singular	lyft	—	—
Plural	lyfta	—	—
Masculine plural3	lyfte	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	lyfte	—	—
All	lyfta	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Noun

lyft c or n

1. a lift (a tool)
2. a lifting (an event)

Declension

Declension of lyft 1
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lyft	lyften	lyftar	lyftarna
Genitive	lyfts	lyftens	lyftars	lyftarnas

Declension of lyft
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lyft	lyftet	lyft	lyften
Genitive	lyfts	lyftets	lyfts	lyftens

Related terms

• billyft
• kunskapslyft

Verb

lyft

1. inflection of lyfta:
   1. supine
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• flyt