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- Middle English · inherited fromlyftyme
- English todaylifetime
From Middle English lyftyme, equivalent to life + time. Cognate with Icelandic líftími (“lifetime”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Lieuwendstied, Dutch leeftijd and levenstijd, German Low German Levenstied, German Lebenszeit, Danish livstid, Swedish livstid.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.