belifan

Old English

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈliː.fɑn/, [beˈliː.vɑn]

Verb

belīfan

to stay or remain
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"
  Þa tungel-witegan ferdon and hí gebædon, and ða Iudeiscan boceras bæftan belīfon, 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.
to continue, remain over, be left

Conjugation

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Descendants

Middle English: beliven
- English: belive, blive, belave
- Scots: beleve, beleif

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