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líf.

life (the state of being alive)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈliːv]
  1. life (the state of being alive)

    neuter · uncountable
  2. life (the period during which an individual is alive)

    neuter · uncountable
  3. an individual’s way of living or experience of being alive (throughout one’s lifespan or in some period of it); life, lifestyle

    neuter · uncountable · usually
  4. life (living things collectively)

    neuter · uncountable
  5. life (the existence of an inanimate object as a functional or distinct entity)

    broadly · neuter
  6. life (one of the player’s chances to play, lost when a mistake is made)

    countable · neuter
    Ég átti bara eitt líf eftir þegar ég komst loksins í síðasta borðið.
  7. health, hit points, the amount of damage a player can take before he loses a life

    neuter · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.

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