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belave en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
From Middle English bilaven (“to wash all over”), from bi-, be- + laven (“to wash, pour water on”), equivalent to be- + lave.
Meanings
(transitive) To lave or wash about; wash all over; wash.
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belaves
Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres
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belaved
Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part
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belaved
Tense=Past
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belaving
Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part
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belave en · VERB · etymology 2
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.
Meanings
(archaic, intransitive) to remain, continue; to belay