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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bilaubijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *bi- + *laubijan.
Verb
*bilaubijan
- to believe
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bilaubijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bilaubidā | |
| Infinitive | *bilaubijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bilaubijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bilaubijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bilaubijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bilaubiju | *bilaubidā |
| 2nd singular | *bilaubisi | *bilaubidēs, *bilaubidōs |
| 3rd singular | *bilaubiþi | *bilaubidē, *bilaubidā |
| 1st plural | *bilaubijum | *bilaubidum |
| 2nd plural | *bilaubiþ | *bilaubidud |
| 3rd plural | *bilaubijanþ | *bilaubidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bilaubijē | *bilaubidī |
| 2nd singular | *bilaubijēs | *bilaubidī |
| 3rd singular | *bilaubijē | *bilaubidī |
| 1st plural | *bilaubijēm | *bilaubidīm |
| 2nd plural | *bilaubijēþ | *bilaubidīd |
| 3rd plural | *bilaubijēn | *bilaubidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bilaubi | |
| Plural | *bilaubiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bilaubijandī | *bilaubid |
Synonyms
- *galaubijan
Descendants
- Old English: belīefan, belȳfan
- Middle English: bileven, beleven, believen, bileoven, bilyfen
- English: believe
- Scots: beleve
- Middle English: bileven, beleven, believen, bileoven, bilyfen
- Old Saxon: *bilōvian
- Middle Low German: belö̂ven
- Old High German: bilouben
- Middle High German: belouben