aliefan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ālȳfan — Late West Saxon ālēfan — Anglian === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *uʀlaubijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną, equivalent to ā- +‎ līefan (“to grant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈli͜yː.fɑn/, [ɑːˈli͜yː.vɑn] === Verb === ālīefan to allow c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord" Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church to surrender, yield up ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ālīefednes ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: alyfen