lijf
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lijf n (plural lijven, diminutive lijfje n)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb.
Noun[edit]
lijf n
- body
- life (being alive)
- life (course of life)
- life force
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “lijf”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lijf”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
lijf
- Alternative spelling of lyf
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯f
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- nl:Clothing
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