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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *galaubō, from Proto-Germanic *galaubô. More at ġelīefan (“to believe”). Cognate with German Glaube (“belief”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ġelēafa m
- 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.
- 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.
- religion
sē cristena ġelēafa- the Christian religion
Declension
Weak:
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