bileve

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bileave, believe (late)

Etymology

From Old English lēafa, from Proto-West Germanic *laubu, from Proto-Germanic *laubô, equivalent to bi- +‎ leve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈlɛːv(ə)/

Noun

bileve (uncountable)

1. belief

Descendants

• English: belief
• Yola: beleave

References

• “bilēve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.