bileve

Middle English

Alternative forms

bileave, believe (late)

Etymology

From Old English lēafa, from Proto-West Germanic *laubu, from Proto-Germanic *laubô, equivalent to bi- +‎ leve.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈlɛːv(ə)/

Noun

bileve (uncountable)

belief

Descendants

English: belief
Yola: beleave

References

“bilēve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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