Nominal Forms
Infinitive: lëben
Past Participle: gelëb(e)t
Present participle: lëbende
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| ich | lëbe |
| du | lëbest |
| ër | lëbet |
| wir | lëben |
| ir | lëbet |
| sie | lëbent |
Past
| ich | lëbete; lëbte |
| du | lëbetest; lëbtest |
| ër | lëbete; lëbte |
| wir | lëbeten; lëbten |
| ir | lëbetet; lëbtet |
| sie | lëbeten; lëbten |
Subjunctive
Present
| ich | lëbe |
| du | lëbest |
| ër | lëbet |
| wir | lëben |
| ir | lëbet |
| sie | lëben |
Past
| ich | lëbete; lëbte |
| du | lëbetest; lëbtest |
| ër | lëbete; lëbte |
| wir | lëbeten; lëbten |
| ir | lëbetet; lëbtet |
| sie | lëbeten; lëbten |
Etymology
Verbs referencing "lëben"
German, old spelling
leben, Alemannic German
läbe.
Verbs similar to 'lëben'
gëben,
lësen,
wëben,
blîben,
haben,
heben,
jëhen,
jësen,
jëten,
klîben,
Nibelungen Lied References
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(Nibelungenlied 17a:2) sît lebete diu vile guote. vile manigen lieben tac. And many a day the maiden / lived right happily,
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(Nibelungenlied 42a:1) sît daz noch beide lebeten. Sigemunt unde Sigelint. While that they both were living, / Siegmund and Siegelind,
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(Nibelungenlied 68a:2) lebete iemen übermüeter des en was niht nôt. It were a task all bootless / to seek for knights more bold
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(Nibelungenlied 1306a:4) unde wile iu iemer dienen. die wîle wir beide leben megen. "And to the end I'll ever / thus faithful unto thee remain.
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(Nibelungenlied 1315a:2) den boten soliche gâbe. daz si wole mohten leben.
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(Nibelungenlied 1400a:4) man gesach nie küninges degene. sô rehte vroelîche leben. Right merrily the warriors / of the monarch saw ye live.
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(Nibelungenlied 1417a:3) noch decheiniu tiurer lebete. des jach man ir vüre wâr. That gave with freer bounty, / that held they without fear.
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(Nibelungenlied 1449a:2) si vuoren guotes rîche. unde mohten schône leben. "Here might ye guests and kinsmen / in plenty long maintain
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(Nibelungenlied 2315a:3) durch Rüedegêres liebe. daz lebete noch sîn lîp. And if the faithful Ruediger / still his life might keep,
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(Nibelungenlied 2358a:2) dô ne lebete ouch nû niht mêre. der Dietrîches manne. Of Dietrich's men no longer / lived there ever one.