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ge-léfan

  • verb [ weak ]
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ge-léfan, p. de; pp. ed
To believe, confide, trust; crēdĕre, confīdĕre
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  • Gif gé willaþ mínre mihte geléfan

    if ye will believe my power,

    • Cd. 219; Th. 280, 6
    • ;
    • Sat. 251
    • .
  • Geléfst ðú ðæt seó wyrd wealde disse worulde

    dost thou believe that fortune governs this world?

    • Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 1
    • .
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