beliefan
Old English
    
    Alternative forms
    
Etymology
    
From Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan, equivalent to be- + līefan.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /beˈli͜yː.fɑn/, [beˈli͜yː.vɑn]
 
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
    
Descendants
    
References
    
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “belífan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
 
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