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語源

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

発音

• IPA: /jeˈlæ͜ɑː.fɑ/, [jeˈlæ͜ɑː.vɑ]

名詞

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

語形変化

派生語

• ġelēaf
• ġelēaflēas
• ġelēaflēast
• ġelēafful
• ġelēaflīċ
• ġelēaffullīċe
• unġelēafa

関連する語

• ālīefan
• belīefan
• ġelīefan

派生した語

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