Participles
| Present | belīfende |
| Past | belifen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | belīfe |
| 2nd sing. | belīfst |
| 3rd sing. | belīfþ |
| 1st plur. | belīfaþ |
| 2nd plur. | belīfaþ |
| 3rd plur. | belīfaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | belāf |
| 2nd sing. | belife |
| 3rd sing. | belāf |
| 1st plur. | belifon |
| 2nd plur. | belifon |
| 3rd plur. | belifon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | belīfe |
| 2nd sing. | belīfe |
| 3rd sing. | belīfe |
| 1st plur. | belīfen |
| 2nd plur. | belīfen |
| 3rd plur. | belīfen |
Past
| 1st sing. | belife |
| 2nd sing. | belife |
| 3rd sing. | belife |
| 1st plur. | belifen |
| 2nd plur. | belifen |
| 3rd plur. | belifen |
Imperative
| Singular | belīf |
| Plural | belīfaþ |
Verbs similar to 'belifan'
belæfan,
belefan,
beliefan,
belyfan,
bedrifan,
bedufan,
behlidan,
belædan,
belean,
belgan,
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.
Sample Sentences
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c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"
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Þa tungel-witegan ferdon and hí gebædon, and ða Iudeiscan boceras bæftan belifon, þe þa cenning-stowe þurh bóclic gescead gebícnodon. (The astrologers went and worshipped, and the Jewish scribes remained behind, who had through book-knowledge pointed out the birth-place.)
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Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
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Þæt fīfte wīte wæs cwealm on heora orfe, swā þæt on ðām lande fornēan nān orf ne belāf, buton Israheles bē ānsund ġestōd. (The fifth plague was a pestilence among their livestock, such that in the land almost no livestock were left, except for those of Israel, who remained healthy.)
Cognates
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