geliefan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to believe
  • to believe in

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (believe, hold valuable pleasing, have faith) derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (love, like, hold dear, break off, desire, cut off, care, peel, rind, break, damage) 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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