læfan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *laibijan (to leave). Compare Old Frisian lēva, Old Saxon lēvian, Old High German leiben, Old Norse leifa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæː.fɑn/, [ˈlæː.vɑn]

Verb

lǣfan

  1. to leave

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: leven, leaven, lefven
    • English: leave
    • Scots: leve, leif
    • Yola: laave, lea, lee
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