belave

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bilaven (“to wash all over”), from bi-, be- + laven (“to wash, pour water on”), equivalent to be- +‎ lave. ==== Verb ==== belave (third-person singular simple present belaves, present participle belaving, simple past and past participle belaved) (transitive) To lave or wash about; wash all over; wash. === Etymology 2 === Anomalous alteration of beleve (“to remain, be alive”) and belive (“to remain, stay”), both from Middle English beliven (“to remain”), from Old English belīfan (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”). More at belive, leave. ==== Verb ==== belave (third-person singular simple present belaves, present participle belaving, simple past and past participle belaved) (archaic, intransitive) to remain, continue; to belay (archaic, intransitive) to be alive ===== Related terms ===== belive