overlevd
Overlevd is a past participle form of the verb overleve used in Norwegian Bokmål and, in the adjacent Danish variety, the corresponding form is overlevet. In Swedish the direct cognate verb is överleva, whose past participle is överlevt. The spelling overlevd may appear in Norwegian texts written without diacritics or in multilingual contexts where Danish and Norwegian forms converge.
Etymology and related forms: The word is built from the prefix over- meaning “over” or “beyond” and
Usage and meaning: Overlevd is used to indicate that someone or something has survived an event, situation,
Context and notes: In Norwegian, overlevd is common in formal and narrative writing when discussing survival
See also: overlevelse (survival), overleve (to survive), överleva (Swedish verb), överlevnad (Swedish noun for survival).