lyft

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʏft/

Etymology 1

From the verb lyfta.

Alternative forms

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. lift (the act of lifting, that which is lifted)

Verb

lyft

  1. imperative of lyfta

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lyptr (participle of lyfta) from Proto-Germanic *luftidaz (participle of *luftijaną). The supine is of the neuter singular.

Alternative forms

Participle

lyft (definite singular and plural lyfte)

  1. past participle of lyfta

Verb

lyft

  1. supine of lyfta

References

Anagrams

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of loft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyft/

Noun

lyft f

  1. air; by extension, the atmosphere or the sky
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
      Nis nā sēo orðung þe wē ūt blāwaþ and inn ātēoþ ūru sāwol, ac is sēo lyft þe wē on libbaþ on þissum dēadlīcan līfe.
      The breath that we draw in and blow out is not our soul, but the air that we live in during this mortal life.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Exaltation of the Holy Cross"
      Wynsum brǣþ āfylde þā lyft.
      A pleasant aroma filled the air.
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
      Hæġl cymþ of reġndropum þonne hīe bēoþ ġefrorene uppe on þǣre lyfte, and swā siþþan feallaþ.
      Hail comes from raindrops when they are frozen up in the atmosphere, and so fall to the ground.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "St. Benedict, Abbot"
      And wæs þā swā stille weder þæt nān wolcn næs on þǣre lyfte ġesewen.
      And the weather was so calm that there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

Usage notes

  • Lyft refers to the near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear. The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear was referred to with heofon, which had a broader meaning, as it could mean the near sky or the distant sky or the sky in general.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Occasionally it occurs as masculine or neuter:

Masculine

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Neuter

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: luft, lift

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Verb

lyft

  1. second-person singular imperative active of lyfta

Participle

lyft

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of lyftr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of lyftr
  3. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of lyftr

Verb

lyft

  1. supine of lyfta

Anagrams

Swedish

Participle

lyft

  1. past participle of lyfta

Adjective

lyft

  1. lifted
    med lyfta händer
    with lifted hands

Usage notes

  • lyftna and lyftne (with n) are errors.

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

lyft c or n

  1. a lift (a tool)
  2. a lifting (an event)

Declension

Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) 1
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) lyften lyftar lyftarna
Genitive lyfts lyftens lyftars lyftarnas

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  • billyft
  • kunskapslyft

Verb

lyft

  1. inflection of lyfta:
    1. supine
    2. imperative

Anagrams

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