bileven

Middle English

Alternative forms

beleven, believen, bileoven, bilyfen (early)

Etymology

From Old English belīefan, from Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan, equivalent to bi- +‎ leven.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈleːvən/

Verb

bileven

to believe

Conjugation

Conjugation of bileven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) bileven, bileve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	bileve	bileved
2nd-person singular	bilevest	bilevedest
3rd-person singular	bileveth	bileved
subjunctive singular	bileve	bileved
imperative singular	bileve	—

plural¹	bileven, bileve	bileveden, bilevede
imperative plural	bileveth, bileve	—

participles	bilevynge, bilevende	bileved, ybileved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: believe
Scots: beleve

References

“bilẹ̄ven, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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