geliefan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġelȳfan — Late West Saxon
• ġelēfan — Anglian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe, to hold valuable or pleasing”), from *ga-laub- (“dear, pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“like, love”). Equivalent to ġe- +‎ līefan. Cognate with Old Saxon gilōvian (Low German glöven), Dutch geloven, Old High German gilouben (German glauben), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galaubjan).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ġelīefan

1. to believe
2. to believe in

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġelīefan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġelīefan	ġelīefenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġelīefe	ġelīefde
second person singular	ġelīefest, ġelīefst	ġelīefdest
third person singular	ġelīefeþ, ġelīefþ	ġelīefde
plural	ġelīefaþ	ġelīefdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġelīefe	ġelīefde
plural	ġelīefen	ġelīefden
imperative
singular	ġelīef
plural	ġelīefaþ
participle	present	past
	ġelīefende	ġelīefed

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝeleven, yleven, ileven