# lyft
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lʏft/

### Etymology 1

From the verb lyfta.

#### Alternative forms

* løft

#### Noun

lyft n (definite singular lyftet, indefinite plural lyft, definite plural lyfta)
* lift (the act of lifting, that which is lifted)

#### Verb

lyft
* 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

* løft

#### Participle

lyft (definite singular and plural lyfte)
* past participle of lyfta

#### Verb

lyft
* supine of lyfta

### References

* “lyft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* flyt, fylt

## Old English
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lufti, possibly rebuilt from the plural or remodelled as a ti-stem from *luftu, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of loft.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lyft/

### Noun

lyft f
* air
** 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.
* (by extension) The atmosphere or the sky.
** 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

Strong i-stem:
Occasionally it occurs as masculine or neuter:

##### Masculine

Strong i-stem:

##### Neuter

Strong a-stem:

#### Derived terms

* lyften
* unlyft

#### Descendants

* Middle English: luft, lift
** English: loft, lift
** Scots: luft, lift

## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* lypt

### Etymology 1
#### Verb

lyft
* second-person singular imperative active of lyfta

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

lyft
* strong feminine nominative singular of lyftr
* strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of lyftr
* strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of lyftr

#### Verb

lyft
* supine of lyfta

### Anagrams

* flyt, flýt

## Swedish
### Participle

lyft
* past participle of lyfta

### Adjective

lyft
* lifted
    med lyfta händer
       with lifted hands

#### Usage notes

* lyftna and lyftne (with n) are errors.

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

### Noun

lyft c or n
* a lift (a tool)
* a lifting (an event)

#### Related terms

* billyft
* kunskapslyft

### Verb

lyft
* inflection of lyfta:
** supine
** imperative

### Anagrams

* flyt