beliefan
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan, equivalent to be- + līefan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]belīefan (West Saxon)
- to believe
Conjugation
[edit]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
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “belífan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.