# bli
## Albanian
### Alternative forms

* blî — Gheg

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bli/

### Noun

bli m (plural blirë, definite bliri)
* linden, lime tree (Tilia)
* linden flower (used to make linden tea)

#### Alternative forms

* blî — Gheg

#### Derived terms

* blishtë
* blinishtë
* blinajë

### Noun

bli m (plural blij, definite blini)
* sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)

### Verb

bli
* second-person singular imperative of blej

## Higaonon
### Etymology

From bili, compare Aklanon bili.

### Noun

bli
* worth

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

From Old Dutch *blī, from Proto-West Germanic *blīwī.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bliː/

### Noun

bli n
* lead
    Synonym: loot

#### Descendants

* Dutch: blei (with unetymological ei)
* Limburgish: blie

### Further reading

* “bli”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bli”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bliː/

### Etymology 1

Short form of blive, from Danish blive, from Middle Low German bliven. Meanings 2, 3 and 4 are taken from Old Norse verða, which also has given rise to the dated vorde. In several dialects, the Low German word did not displace the Old Norse word completely. As a result, vart was allowed in past tense besides ble(i) between 1938 and 2005.

#### Verb

bli (imperative bli, present tense blir, simple past ble or blei, past participle blitt, present participle blivende)
* to stay, remain.
    Hva sier du til å bli hjemme i stedet for å gå på den dumme festen?How about staying home instead of going to that stupid party?
    Du blir her!You stay here!
* (as an auxiliary verb to create passive voice with the main verb in past participle) to be
    To personer ble arrestert for tyveri i går.Two people were arrested for theft yesterday.
    Hun ble grepet av angst.She was gripped with fear.
* (change, development over time) to become, get, go.
    Det blir jo bare verre!It keeps getting worse!
    Øhm, er det bare meg, eller begynner du å bli skallet?Erm, is it just me, or are you going bald?
* to be, become, will, going to, turn out,
    Når jeg blir stor skal jeg bli lege.When I grow up, I'm going to be a doctor.
    Festen ble en suksess!The party turned out to be/was a success!
* (bills and payments) to be, come to
    Det blir 25 kroner.That's 25 kroner

##### Synonyms

* (to stay, remain): bestå, dvele, forbli, vedbli, vedvare
* (to become, get, be): forme seg, forvandle seg, fremkomme/framkomme, føre til, lede til, oppstå, utvikle seg, vokse seg, vorde
* (bills and payment; to be): beløpe seg til, koste

##### Derived terms

* bli av
* bli av med
* bli etter
* bli hvor en er
* bli kjent
* bli kjent med
* bli klar over
* bli med
* bli seg selv igjen
* bli til
* bli til at
* bli ute av seg
* bli ved med
* blivende
* forbli
* la bli
* la det bli med det
* tilblivelse

##### See also

* vorde

### Etymology 2

From the expression bli(ve) på sjøen (literally “to remain at sea”). The same word as in etymology 1 above, but secondarily distinguished in form.

#### Verb

bli (imperative bli, present tense blir, simple past blev or bleiv, past participle blitt, present participle blivende)
* (archaic, dialect) Alternative form of blive (“to drown”)
    Synonym: drukne
    Han falt over bord og bleiv.He fell over board and drowned.

### References

* “bli” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* bi (dialectal)

### Etymology

Short form of blive, from Middle Norwegian blífa, from Middle Low German bliven. Meaning 2, 3 and 4 are taken from Old Norse verða. The forms vart, vorte and vorten are from verta and verte, also from Old Norse verða.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bliː/
* Homophone: blid

### Verb

bli (present tense blir, past tense blei or vart, supine blitt or vorte, past participle blitt or vorten, present participle blivande, imperative bli)
* to stay, remain.
    Kva seier du til å bli heime i staden for å gå på den dumme festen?How about staying home instead of going to that stupid party?
    Du blir her!You stay here!
* (as an auxiliary verb to create passive voice with the main verb in past participle) to be
    To personar vart arresterte for tjuveri i går.Two people were arrested for theft yesterday.
    Ho vart gripen av angst.She was gripped with fear.
* (change, development over time) to become, get, go.
    Det blir jo berre verre!It keeps getting worse!
    Øhm, er det berre meg, eller byrjar du å bli skalla?Erm, is it just me, or are you going bald?
* to be, become, will, going to, turn out,
    Når eg blir stor, skal eg bli lege.When I grow up, I'm going to be a doctor.
    Festen vart ein suksess!The party turned out to be/was a success!
* to be necessary, to have to, to be
    Det blir å byrje på nytt, går eg ut frå.I have to start over again I guess.
* (bills and payments) to be, come to
    Det blir 25 kroner.
       That's 25 kroner

#### Synonyms
##### to stay, remain

* bestå
* dvela, dvelja, dvele, dvelje
* fortsetja, fortsetje
* halda fram, halde fram
* vara, vare

##### to become, get, be

* forma seg, forme seg
* forvandla seg, forvandle seg
* framkoma, framkomma, framkome, framkomme
* føra til, føre til
* leia til, leie til
* oppstå
* utvikla seg, utvikle seg
* vaksa seg, vakse seg
* verta, verte

##### bills and payment; to be

* kosta/koste

#### Derived terms

* bli av
* bli av med
* bli etter
* bli kor ein er
* bli kjend
* bli kjend med
* bli klar over/bli klår over
* bli med
* bli seg sjølv igjen
* bli til
* bli til at
* bli ute av seg
* bli ved med
* la bli
* la det bli med det

#### See also

* verta/verte

### References

* “bli” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Saxon
### Alternative forms

* *blīg

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blīwī.

### Noun

blī n
* lead

#### Descendants

* Middle Low German: blî, blig, blige
** German Low German:
    Altmärkisch: Bli
    Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: Bluich
    Lippisch: Blüch, Bluig
    Sauerländisch: Bley, Blǖ, Blī
    Westmünsterländisch: Blij
** Plautdietsch: Blie
** → Middle English: *bli
*** ⇒ Middle English: bligeter (“lead founder”)

## Swedish
### Etymology

Apocopic form of bliva, from Old Swedish bliva, from Middle Low German blîven (“to remain”), from Old Saxon bilīvan, from Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną. Displaced Swedish varda completely in the present tense, and partly in the past tense.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bliː/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iː

### Verb

bli (present blir, preterite blev or (dialectal) vart, supine blivit, imperative bli)
* to become
    Jag blev glad när jag fick klappa kaninenI was [became] happy when I got to pet the rabbit
    Vi stannade tills det blev mörktWe stayed until it got [became] dark
    Det blev braIt turned out [became] well
** to turn into (with an optional preposition till)
    Vattnet blev (till) vinThe water turned into [became] wine
    Grodan blev (till) en prinsThe frog turned into [became] a prince
    Guldet blev (till) sandThe gold turned into [became] sand
* (sometimes dated) to remain, to stay
    Nisse kom och blev stående i dörröppningenNisse came and stopped and remained standing in the doorway (not dated)
    Arbetet blev liggandeThe work stayed lying (not being worked on) (not dated)
    Skomakare, bli vid din läst!Cobbler, stick to thy last!
* (impersonal) to be (in a future sense)
    Det ska bli kul att träffa honomIt will be [shall become] fun to meet him
* (auxiliary) used together with an adjective or past participle, meaning "has become"
** 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Tjuvskytten
    Mätt av åren, tung och darrhänt var han bliven, Jägar-Vilhelm […]Full of the years, heavy and trembling was he become, Hunter-Vilhelm […]
    Han har blivit gammalHe has become old
    Det hade blivit kalltIt had become cold (the weather had gotten colder)

#### Usage notes

* Swedish has a much stronger preference for bli (“become”) compared to English. Bli often idiomatically translates as something other than become, but means become. See the usage notes for man and skall for two other examples of words that have a direct translation that is often unidiomatic or a poor match for tone.
* The initial examples for (sense 2) could also be analyzed as "became standing" and "became lying." Not dated for those usages.
* The sense to remain, stay used to be more common in 1950 than it is now.
* Note that bli till transitively means turn into, but intransitively means to come into being. The stress is on bli in the transitive sense, but till in the intransitive sense.
* In many dialects, the past tense blev is often replaced with vart (etymologically the past tense of varda).

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Synonyms

* bliva (archaic, infinitive) (blifva, blifwa)
* förbli (“to remain, stay”) (förbliva, förblifva, förblifwa)
* varda (archaic except in past tense)

#### Derived terms

* bli av
* bli av med
* bli till
* bli åka av

### References

* bli in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* bli in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* bli in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* bil, ibl.