levne

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish leffnæ, Old Norse lifna (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *lifnōną, cognate with Swedish lämna (“to leave”), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 (aflifnan, “to remain”). The verb is an inchoative of *lībaną (“to stay”) (cf. also *libjaną (“to live”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛvnə/, [ˈlɛwnə]

Verb

levne (past tense levnede, past participle levnet)

  1. to leave (not eat or drink all of something)

Conjugation

Inflection of levne
present past
simple levner levnede
perfect har levnet havde levnet
passive levnes levnedes
participle levnende levnet
imperative levn —
infinitive levne —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund levnen —

Derived terms

References

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