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