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līf

N (neut)

life [the opposite of death], mode of life, period during which a man lives

Source: Ringe 2014:298, https://bosworthtoller.com/21603

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

(source: Kroonen 2013:335)

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