Participles
| Present | līefende |
| Past | (ġe)līefed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | līefe |
| 2nd sing. | līefest; līefst |
| 3rd sing. | līefeþ; līefþ |
| 1st plur. | līefaþ |
| 2nd plur. | līefaþ |
| 3rd plur. | līefaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | līefde |
| 2nd sing. | līefdest |
| 3rd sing. | līefde |
| 1st plur. | līefdon |
| 2nd plur. | līefdon |
| 3rd plur. | līefdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | līefe |
| 2nd sing. | līefe |
| 3rd sing. | līefe |
| 1st plur. | līefen |
| 2nd plur. | līefen |
| 3rd plur. | līefen |
Past
| 1st sing. | līefde |
| 2nd sing. | līefde |
| 3rd sing. | līefde |
| 1st plur. | līefden |
| 2nd plur. | līefden |
| 3rd plur. | līefden |
Imperative
| Singular | līef |
| Plural | līefaþ |
Verbs similar to 'liefan'
aliefan,
giefan,
lefan,
lieman,
liesan,
agiefan,
aliesan,
beliefan,
biegan,
ciegan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *laubijan, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną, related to Old English lēaf (“permission, leave”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*laubijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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