belave
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belave¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English bilaven (“to wash all over”), from bi-, be- + laven (“to wash, pour water on”), equivalent to be- + lave.
verb belaves · belaving · belaved
- To lave or wash about; wash all over; wash.
belave²
Where it comes from
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.
verb belaves · belaving · belaved
- to remain, continue; to belay
- to be alive
