libje

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian leva, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪbjə/

Verb

libje

1. to live, be alive

Inflection

Weak class 2
infinitive	libje
3rd singular past	libbe
past participle	libbe
infinitive	libje
long infinitive	libjen
gerund	libjen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	libje	libbe
2nd singular	libbest	libbest
3rd singular	libbet	libbe
plural	libje	libben
imperative	libje
participles	libjend	libbe

Derived terms

• belibje

Related terms

• libben

Further reading

• “libje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011