blivan

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bilībaną.

Verb

blīvan

  1. to remain
  2. to stay

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: bliven
    • Dutch: blijven
      • Afrikaans: bly
      • Javindo: belijf
      • Jersey Dutch: blāive
      • Negerhollands: bliev, blief, bli
    • Limburgish: blieve
    • Zealandic: bluve

Further reading

  • bilīvan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012