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▪ I. † yleve, n. Obs. Forms: 1 ᵹeleafa, 2 ȝel(e)afe, ileafe, ileave, 2–3 ileve, 3 ȝielefe, ilæfe. [OE. ᵹeléafa: see leve n.] Belief, faith.
c888ælfred Boeth. v. §3 Nu þu ðone ᵹeleafan hæfst. c1175Lamb. Hom. 5 Þet we sulen..habben godne ileafe to ure drihten. Ibid. 73 Þet an is rihte ileue, þet oðer fulluht. c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 143 Þurh rihte ȝielefe, and clene liflade. c1205Lay. 2974 Swa helpe me Apollin, for min ilæfe is al on him. ▪ II. † yleve, v. Obs. Forms: 1 ᵹeliefan, ᵹelyfan, ᵹelefan, 2 ȝelifen, ȝelyfen, ileafen, 2–5 ileve(n, 3 ilæiven, ilæfen, iluven, 3–4 ilefe(n, ylefe(n, ileove(n, 4 ileave, ileeve, ilyve, yleve, ylif. [OE. ᵹelíefan = OS. gilôbjan (MDu. ghelooven, Du. gelooven), OHG. gilouben (MHG. gelouben, glouben, glöuben, early mod.G. gleuben, G. glauben), Goth. galaubjan: f. Teut. ga- y- + lauƀ- dear (related to leuƀ- lief and luƀ- love).] To believe.
c888ælfred Boeth. v. §3 Ᵹelefst ðu þet sio wyrd wealde þisse worulde? a1000Boeth. Metr. xxvi. 99 Ða dyseᵹan men þe ðysum drycræftum long ᵹelyfdon. c1175Lamb. Hom. 65 Wenne ic ileue and wel iso þet no gult me forȝeuen bo. c1205Lay. 29022 Karic ileouede to soðe Sexisce monne lare. a1250Prov. ælfred 352 in O.E. Misc. 124 Ne ilef þu neuer þane mon þat is of feole speche. c1380Sir Ferumb. 4097 Þou ne dost noȝt ase þe wys If þow ylyuest sir Alorys. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) VIII. 177 Men of þe contray aboute longe tyme þerafter myȝte unneþe i-leve þat þat citee was i-take. c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 267 I-leue þe wordis þat I seie. ▪ III. yleve see ylive, to live. |