leauwe

West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈljoːwə/

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian lēva, liūva, from Proto-West Germanic *laubijan, from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną. The form of the verb was influenced by the noun (see below).

Verb

leauwe

  1. to believe
Inflection
Weak class 1
infinitive leauwe
3rd singular past leaude
past participle leaud
infinitive leauwe
long infinitive leauwen
gerund leauwen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular leau leaude
2nd singular leaust leaudest
clitic form leausto leaudesto
3rd singular leaut leaude
plural leauwe leauden
imperative leau
participles leauwend leaud
Further reading
  • leauwe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian lāva, from Proto-West Germanic *galaubō, from Proto-Germanic *laubô, *galaubô.

Noun

leauwe n (plural leauwen)

  1. faith
Further reading
  • leauwe (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011