aliefan
Old English
Alternative forms
- ālȳfan — Late West Saxon
- ālēfan — Anglian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uʀlaubijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną, equivalent to ā- + līefan (“to grant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈli͜yː.fɑn/, [ɑːˈli͜yː.vɑn]
Verb
ālīefan
- to allow
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord"
- Nis nu ālȳfed cristenum mannum þæt hi þas ymbsnidennysse lichamlice healdan, ac þeah-hwæðere nan man ne bið soðlice cristen, buton he ða ymbsnidennysse on gastlicum ðeawum gehealde.
- It is not now allowed for Christian men to observe circumcision bodily, but, nevertheless, no man is truly a Christian, unless he observe circumcision in spiritual conduct.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord"
- to surrender, yield up
Conjugation
Conjugation of ālīefan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ālīefan | ālīefenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ālīefe | ālīefde |
| second person singular | ālīefest, ālīefst | ālīefdest |
| third person singular | ālīefeþ, ālīefþ | ālīefde |
| plural | ālīefaþ | ālīefdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ālīefe | ālīefde |
| plural | ālīefen | ālīefden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ālīef | |
| plural | ālīefaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ālīefende | ālīefed | |
Derived terms
- ālīefednes
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