Old English · noun
lifen
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈli.fen/[ˈli.ven]
- Syllables
- ˈli · fen (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- livessustenance
Meaning
-
that by which one lives, support, sustenance
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Related to Proto-Germanic *lībą. Akin to Gothic (libains).
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