belave
English
Etymology 1
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#BELAVECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BELAVE bilaven (“to wash all over”), from bi-, be- + laven (“to wash, pour water on”), equivalent to be- + laveCategory:English terms prefixed with be-#LAVE.
Verb
belave (third-person singular simple present belaves, present participle belaving, simple past and past participle belaved)Category:English lemmas#BELAVECategory:English verbs#BELAVECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BELAVECategory:Pages with entries#BELAVECategory:Pages with 1 entry#BELAVE
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#BELAVE) To lave or wash about; wash all over; wash.
Etymology 2
Anomalous alteration of beleve (“to remain, be alive”) and belive (“to remain, stay”), both from Middle EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BELAVE beliven (“to remain”), from Old EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Old English#BELAVE belīfan (“to remain”), from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BELAVE *bilībaną (“to remain”). More at belive, leave.
Verb
belave (third-person singular simple present belaves, present participle belaving, simple past and past participle belaved)Category:English lemmas#BELAVECategory:English verbs#BELAVECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BELAVECategory:Pages with entries#BELAVECategory:Pages with 1 entry#BELAVE
- (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#BELAVE, intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BELAVE) to remain, continue; to belay
- (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#BELAVE, intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#BELAVE) to be alive