belifan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *bilīban. Equivalent to be- +‎ a Proto-Germanic verb meaning "to be left," which is the root of Old English lāf and lǣfan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beˈliː.fɑn/, [beˈliː.vɑn] === Verb === belīfan to stay or remain c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord" to continue, remain over, be left Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: beliven English: belive, blive, belave Scots: beleve, beleif