geloven

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈloːvə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -oːvən

From Middle Dutch gelôven, from Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe, hold valuable”). Cognate with German glauben.

geloven

1. (intransitive) to believe, to hold a belief [with in or aan ‘in’]
2. (transitive) to believe, to be convinced by

   Geloofde hij ons?

   Did he believe us?

• gelooven (superseded)

• geloof

• Afrikaans: glo
• Berbice Creole Dutch: glofu
• Javindo: gelofen
• Jersey Dutch: xjelôve
• Negerhollands: geloof, gloof

From Middle Dutch gelōven, from Old Dutch *gilovon, from Proto-Germanic *galubōną. By surface analysis, ge- +‎ loven. Cognate with German geloben.

geloven

1. (obsolete) synonym of loven (“to praise”)
2. (obsolete) synonym of beloven (“to promise”)

From Old Dutch gilōven, from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną.

gelôven

1. to trust
2. to believe

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• geleuven, geloeven, geloiven, gelooven, gelueven, gloven
• gelaven (Kleverlandish, Limburgish)

• Dutch: geloven
• Limburgish: geluive, glövje, glouve

From Old Dutch *gilovon, from Proto-Germanic *galubōną.

gelōven

1. to praise, laud
2. to vow, promise, pledge

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• gelooven, geloeven
• gelaven (Kleverlandish, Limburgish)

• “gheloven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “geloven (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “geloven (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II