liv

Swedish

/liːv/

noun
Definitions
  • life, lifetime, existence
  • living being, creature
  • body, physical being
  • waist
  • bodice
  • noise, row, hullabaloo

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish līf inherited from Old Norse líf inherited from Proto-Germanic *lībą (life, body).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lībą

Gloss

life, body

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

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