bli.
to stay, remain.
Meaning & usage
to stay, remain.
Hva sier du til å bli hjemme i stedet for å gå på den dumme festen?
Du blir her!
to be
To personer ble arrestert for tyveri i går.
Hun ble grepet av angst.
to become, get, go.
Det blir jo bare verre!
Øhm, er det bare meg, eller begynner du å bli skallet?
to be, become, will, going to, turn out,
Når jeg blir stor skal jeg bli lege.
Festen ble en suksess!
to be, come to
Det blir 25 kroner.
Where this word comes from
Short form of blive, from Danish blive, from Middle Low German bliven. Meanings 2, 3 and 4 are taken from Old Norse verða, which also has given rise to the dated vorde. In several dialects, the Low German word did not displace the Old Norse word completely. As a result, vart was allowed in past tense besides ble(i) between 1938 and 2005. Cognates include German bleiben, Dutch bljiven, and English belive.
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