geleafa

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galaubō, from Proto-Germanic *galaubô. More at ġelīefan (“to believe”). Cognate with German Glaube (“belief”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈlæ͜ɑː.fɑ/, [jeˈlæ͜ɑː.vɑ]

Noun

ġelēafa m

  1. belief
    Man mæġ mistruwian his āgnu ġewitt, ac nā his āgenne ġelēafan.
    One can mistrust one's own senses, but not one's own belief.
  2. faith
    Lā ġē lȳtles ġelēafan
    Oh ye of little faith
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Hē þancode þā god eallra his gōdnyssa, þæt hē hine ġesċylde wiþ þone swicolan deofol and him siġe forġēaf þurh sōþne ġelēafan.
      Then he thanked God for all of his good deeds, that He protected him against the treacherous devil and gave him victory through the true faith.
  3. religion
    sē cristena ġelēafa
    the Christian religion

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative ġelēafa ġelēafan
accusative ġelēafan ġelēafan
genitive ġelēafan ġelēafena
dative ġelēafan ġelēafum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: ȝeleafe, ileafe, ȝeleave, ileave, ȝeleve, ileve
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