leafa

== Irish == === Verb === leafa past participle of leamh == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *laubu, from Proto-Germanic *laubō (compare Dutch geloof and German Glaube). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlæ͜ɑː.fɑ/, [ˈlæ͜ɑː.vɑ] === Noun === lēafa m belief ==== Synonyms ==== ġelēafa ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: bileve, beleve, byleve, beleeve, believe, bilieve, byleeve (especially Late Middle English), beleave (Early Middle English or Kent), bileave (AB language), byleove (Southwest Midland), belefe, belyefe (Northern), beleiff, belewe (Early Scots)English: beliefMiddle Scots: beleif, beleveScots: beliefYola: beleave