bileven

Middle English

Alternative forms

beleven, believen, bileoven, bilyfen (early)

Etymology

From Old English belīefan, equivalent to bi- +‎ leven.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈleːvən/

Verb

bileven

to believe

Conjugation

Conjugation of bileven (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) bileven
1st person singular	bileve	bilevede
2nd person singular	bilevest	bilevedest
3rd person singular	bileveþ, bileveth	bilevede
plural	bileven	bileveden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	bileve	bilevede
plural	bileven	bileveden
imperative	present
singular	bileve
plural	bileveþ, bileveth
participle	present	past
participle	bilevende, bilevinge	bileved, ybileved

Descendants

English: believe
Scots: beleve

References

“bilẹ̄ven v.(2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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