Lexicon:Modern/Lyvi
| Lyvi | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɪ.vɪ/ |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Etymology | from Middle Līvē, from Proto liv |
Lyvi — To live; to survive past the breaking point, to continue breathing when others have not. Used specifically of survivors — not the comfortable living of daily life (which uses Bwyvi in other dialects) but the grim fact of having outlasted the Syrkoel. Carries guilt and weight. One does not say mwy ren-Lyvi lightly.
Notes
To live in the sense of surviving — to continue past a breaking point, to still be breathing when others are not. The comfortable daily sense is a different word.