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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

liv.

life

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/liːʋ/
  1. life

    neuter
  2. waist

    neuter
  3. energy, eagerness

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse líf (“life”), from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body, life”), likely derived from *lībaną (“to remain, be left”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to stick; fat or stick substance”), from *ley-, *(s)ley- (“to slip, slide, glide; slimy”).

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