beliefan

Old English

Alternative forms

• belȳfan — Late West Saxon
• belēfan — Anglian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan, equivalent to be- +‎ līefan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈli͜yː.fɑn/, [beˈli͜yː.vɑn]

Verb

belīefan (West Saxon)

1. to believe

Conjugation

Conjugation of belīefan (weak class 1)

infinitive	belīefan	belīefenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	belīefe	belīefde
second person singular	belīefest, belīefst	belīefdest
third person singular	belīefeþ, belīefþ	belīefde
plural	belīefaþ	belīefdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	belīefe	belīefde
plural	belīefen	belīefden
imperative
singular	belīef
plural	belīefaþ
participle	present	past
	belīefende	belīefed

Related terms

• ġelīefan

Descendants

• Middle English: bileven, beleven, believen, bileoven, bilyfen
  • English: believe
  • Scots: beleve

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “belífan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.