Participles
| Present | ġelīefende |
| Past | ġelīefed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġelīefe |
| 2nd sing. | ġelīefest; ġelīefst |
| 3rd sing. | ġelīefeþ; ġelīefþ |
| 1st plur. | ġelīefaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġelīefaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġelīefaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġelīefde |
| 2nd sing. | ġelīefdest |
| 3rd sing. | ġelīefde |
| 1st plur. | ġelīefdon |
| 2nd plur. | ġelīefdon |
| 3rd plur. | ġelīefdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġelīefe |
| 2nd sing. | ġelīefe |
| 3rd sing. | ġelīefe |
| 1st plur. | ġelīefen |
| 2nd plur. | ġelīefen |
| 3rd plur. | ġelīefen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġelīefde |
| 2nd sing. | ġelīefde |
| 3rd sing. | ġelīefde |
| 1st plur. | ġelīefden |
| 2nd plur. | ġelīefden |
| 3rd plur. | ġelīefden |
Imperative
| Singular | ġelīef |
| Plural | ġelīefaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'geliefan'
geliefan,
Verbs similar to 'geliefan'
beliefan,
gelefan,
geliesan,
aliefan,
belefan,
belifan,
gebiegan,
geciegan,
gediegan,
geflieman,
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). See: Proto-Germanic '
*galaubijaną', Low Saxon 'glöven', Dutch '
geloven', German, old spelling '
glauben'.
Sample Sentences
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Forþon him ġelȳfeð lȳt, sē þe āh līfes wyn ġebiden in burgum, bealosīþa hwōn, wlonc ond wīngāl, hū iċ wēriġ oft in brimlāde bīdan sċeolde. (At first he believes a little, who has life’s mirth lasted in towns, a little of woes, proud and wine-flown, how weary I oft had to linger on the sea-road.) [10th century, The Seafarer:]
Cognates
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