N (neut)
life [the opposite of death], mode of life, period during which a man lives
Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 4
originates from
PNWGmc
*lībą "life" (lībą
> līβ
> līf) through pnwgmc-to-oe
PGmc
*lība- "life; body" (lība-
> līβ
> līf) through pgmc-to-oe