Old English · verb
beliefan
Normalised belīefan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /beˈli͜yː.fɑn/[beˈli͜yː.vɑn]
- Syllables
- be · ˈli͜yː · fɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- believe
Meaning
-
to believe
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | belīefe | belīefde |
| 2nd singular | belīefestbelīefst | belīefdest |
| 3rd singular | belīefeþbelīefþ | belīefde |
| Plural | belīefaþ | belīefdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | belīefe | belīefde |
| Plural | belīefen | belīefden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | belīefan |
| Inflected infinitive | belīefenne |
| Imperative singular | belīef |
| Imperative plural | belīefaþ |
| Present participle | belīefende |
| Past participle | belīefed |
All forms (16)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *laubō Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laubijaną Proto-West Germanic *laubijan Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan Old English beliefan From Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan, equivalent to be- + līefan.
Descendants
believe
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