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libban

Pronunciation: /ˈlib.bɑn/

“libban” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to live

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *libbjan, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną. Cognate with Old Frisian leva, Old Saxon libbian, Old High German lebēn, Old Norse lifa, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (liban).

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