Definition
Archaic term meaning to live improperly, live in a degraded state, or survive by disgraceful means.
Etymology
From Old English 'forlibban,' combining 'for-' (wrongly, badly) + 'libban' (to live). The prefix here carries a sense of distortion or corruption.
Kelly Says
Medieval writers used 'forlive' to describe people living sinfully or shamefully—the 'for-' prefix didn't mean 'without life' but rather 'life lived wrongly,' showing how meanings can flip based on context.
Translations
ARالعربية
للعيش
li-l-a-eesh
BNবাংলা
জীবনযাপনার জন্য
jibon-yapanar jon-to
CACatalà
per viure
per vee-ure
CSČeština
aby žít
aby zheet
DADansk
for at leve
for at le-ve
DEDeutsch
um zu leben
oom zu le-ben
ELΕλληνικά
για να ζήσω
ya na zee-so
ESEspañol
para vivir
para vee-veer
FAفارسی
برای زندگی
bar-ai zendegi
FISuomi
voidakseen elää
voidakseen e-laa
FRFrançais
pour vivre
pour vee-vre
GUGU
જીવન માટે
jee-van ma-ta
HIहिन्दी
जीवन के लिए
jee-van ke li-ye
HUMagyar
hogy éljen
ho-gy el-jen
IDBahasa Indonesia
untuk hidup
untuk hi-dup
ITItaliano
per vivere
per vee-vere
KO한국어
살아가기 위해
sal-a-ga-gi we-hae
MRMR
जीवनसाठी
jee-van-sa-thi
MSBahasa Melayu
untuk hidup
untuk hi-dup
NLNederlands
om te leven
om te le-ven
NONorsk
for å leve
for a le-ve
PLPolski
aby żyć
aby zhyt
PTPortuguês
para viver
para vee-ver
RORomână
pentru a trăi
pen-tru a tra-ee
RUРусский
для жизни
dlya zhizni
SVSvenska
för att leva
for att le-va
SWKiswahili
kuishiriki
koo-ish-i-ri-ki
TEతెలుగు
జీవించడానికి
jee-vin-shda-ani-ki
THไทย
เพื่อการดำรงชีวิต
pew ka-dan-rong-chit
TLTL
upang mabuhay
upang ma-bu-hay
TRTürkçe
yaşamak için
ya-sha-mak i-cin
UKУкраїнська
щоб жити
shhob zhyty
URاردو
زندگی کے لیے
zindagi ke liye
VITiếng Việt
để sống
deh-soong
ZH中文
为了生存
wei-le sheng-cun