Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.

Verb

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libbian

  1. to live
    • Genesis, verse 67
      that ik hier ni mag ēniga huīla libbian
      That I shouldn't live any moment

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle Low German: leven
    • German Low German: lęven, lewen, lewe (in other dialects, including Low Prussian)