belave

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To lave or wash about; wash all over; wash. transitive
  2. to remain, continue; to belay archaic,intransitive
  3. to be alive archaic,intransitive

词形变化

belaves present,singular,third-person belaving participle,present belaved participle,past belaved past belaves present,singular,third-person belaving participle,present belaved participle,past belaved past

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词源 1
From Middle English bilaven (“to wash all over”), from bi-, be- + laven (“to wash, pour water on”), equivalent to be- + lave.
词源 2
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.
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