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West Frisian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian lēva, liūva, from Proto-West Germanic *laubijan, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną. The form of the verb was influenced by the noun (see below).
Verb
leauwe
- to believe
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “leauwe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian lāva, from Proto-West Germanic *galaubō, from Proto-Germanic *laubô, *galaubô.
Noun
leauwe n (plural leauwen)
- faith
Further reading
- “leauwe (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011