geliefan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġelȳfan — Late West Saxon ġelēfan — Anglian === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe, to hold valuable or pleasing”), from *ga-laub- (“dear, pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“like, love”). Equivalent to ġe- +‎ līefan. Cognate with Old Saxon gilōvian (Low German glöven), Dutch geloven, Old High German gilouben (German glauben), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galaubjan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈli͜yː.fɑn/, [jeˈli͜yː.vɑn] === Verb === ġelīefan to believe to believe in ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: ȝeleven, yleven, ileven