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belave

verb

Etymology

Anomalous alteration of beleve (“to remain, be alive”) and belive (“to remain, stay”), both from Middle English beliven (“to remain”), from Old English belīfan (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”). More at belive, leave.

  1. derived from *bilībaną✻
  2. derived from belīfan
  3. derived from beliven

Definitions

  1. To lave or wash about

    To lave or wash about; wash all over; wash.

  2. to remain, continue

    to remain, continue; to belay

  3. to be alive

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA