| Modern English | Part of Speech | Old English | Inflections | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| life | nn. | ealdor | ||
| life | nm. | feorh | view | |
| life | nn. | feorh | view | |
| life | nn. | līf | view | |
| life | nm. | līfdagas | ||
| life-day | nm. | līfdæg | view | |
| way of life | nm. | drohtoð | ||
| way of life | nf. | līfbrycung | view | |
| days of life | nm. | ealdordagas | ||
| monastic life | nm. | munuchād | view | |
| solitary life | nn. | sundorlīf | view | |
| life-sustaining | adj. | ferhþfriðende | ||
| in life and death | phr. | on līfe ge on legere | ||
| life in seclusion | nn. | sundorlīf | view | |
| principles of life | nn. | feorh | view | |
| struggling for life | adj. | līfbysig | ||
| value of a human life | nn. | wergild |