"geleafa" meaning in Old English

See geleafa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jeˈlæ͜ɑː.fɑ/, [jeˈlæ͜ɑː.vɑ]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *galaubō, from Proto-Germanic *galaubô. More at ġelīefan (“to believe”). Cognate with German Glaube (“belief”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*galaubō}} Proto-West Germanic *galaubō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*galaubô}} Proto-Germanic *galaubô, {{cog|de|Glaube||belief}} German Glaube (“belief”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=ġelēafa|head2=|sort=}} ġelēafa m, {{ang-noun|m|head=ġelēafa}} ġelēafa m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|ġelēaf}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ġelēafa|ġelēafan|ġelēafan|ġelēafan|ġelēafan|ġelēafena|ġelēafan|ġelēafum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: ġelēafa [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], ġelēafa [nominative, singular], ġelēafan [nominative, plural], ġelēafan [accusative, singular], ġelēafan [accusative, plural], ġelēafan [genitive, singular], ġelēafena [genitive, plural], ġelēafan [dative, singular], ġelēafum [dative, plural], ġelǣfa [alternative]
  1. belief
    Sense id: en-geleafa-ang-noun-8xhS1-aO Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 33
  2. faith
    Sense id: en-geleafa-ang-noun-K5Oxd7VU Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 33
  3. religion
    Sense id: en-geleafa-ang-noun-E50Uthyu Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Religion Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Religion: 15 15 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ġelēaf, ġelēafful, ġelēaffullīċe, ġelēaflēas, ġelēaflēast, ġelēaflīċ, unġelēafa Related terms: ālīefan, belīefan, ġelīefan
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      "word": "ġelēaf"
    },
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      "word": "ġelēafful"
    },
    {
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      "word": "ġelēaffullīċe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ġelēaflēas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ġelēaflēast"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ġelēaflīċ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "unġelēafa"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "ȝeleafe"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "ileafe"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "ȝeleave"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "ileave"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "ȝeleve"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "ileve"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
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        "8": "ġelēafum",
        "num": "",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ālīefan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
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        },
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              59
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          "english": "One can mistrust one's own senses, but not one's own belief.",
          "text": "Man mæġ mistruwian his āgnu ġewitt, ac nā his āgenne ġelēafan.",
          "translation": "One can mistrust one's own senses, but not one's own belief.",
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              13,
              21
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              21
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          ],
          "english": "Oh ye of little faith",
          "text": "Lā ġē lȳtles ġelēafan",
          "translation": "Oh ye of little faith",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "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.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nHē þancode þā god eallra his gōdnyssa, þæt hē hine ġesċylde wiþ þone swicolan deofol and him siġe forġēaf þurh sōþne ġelēafan.",
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          "text": "sē cristena ġelēafa",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jeˈlæ͜ɑː.fɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jeˈlæ͜ɑː.vɑ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "geleafa"
}
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    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "word": "ġelēaflēas"
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      "word": "ġelēaflēast"
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      "word": "ȝeleave"
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      "word": "ileave"
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              59
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          "english": "One can mistrust one's own senses, but not one's own belief.",
          "text": "Man mæġ mistruwian his āgnu ġewitt, ac nā his āgenne ġelēafan.",
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          "english": "Oh ye of little faith",
          "text": "Lā ġē lȳtles ġelēafan",
          "translation": "Oh ye of little faith",
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          "english": "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.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints\nHē þancode þā god eallra his gōdnyssa, þæt hē hine ġesċylde wiþ þone swicolan deofol and him siġe forġēaf þurh sōþne ġelēafan.",
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        }
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          "english": "the Christian religion",
          "text": "sē cristena ġelēafa",
          "translation": "the Christian religion",
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      ],
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        "religion"
      ],
      "links": [
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jeˈlæ͜ɑː.fɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jeˈlæ͜ɑː.vɑ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "geleafa"
}

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