aliefan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to allow
  • to surrender, yield up

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną (allow) prefix from Old English līefan (grant, believe, trust, concede, confide in, allow).

Origin

Old English

līefan

Gloss

grant, believe, trust, concede, confide in, allow

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