- bileve
- , v. a. == leave. RG. 421—— v. n. == remain. RG. 372, 374. [bilaue]. Alys. 3541
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Belief — Be*lief , n. [OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. gele[ a]fa. See {Believe}.] 1. Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ultimate belief — Belief Be*lief , n. [OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. gele[ a]fa. See {Believe}.] 1. Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Miller's Prologue and Tale — The Miller s Tale is the second of Geoffrey Chaucer s Canterbury Tales (1380s 1390s), told by a drunken miller to quite (requite) The Knight s Tale. When the host Harry Bailey asks for something to quite with it, this can be taken to mean to pay… … Wikipedia
The Boy Who Cried Wolf — For other uses, see Cry Wolf. The Boy Who Cried Wolf, is one of Aesop s Fables, numbered 210 in the Perry Index. From it is derived the English idiom to cry wolf , meaning to give a false alarm.[1] Contents 1 The fable and its history 2 See also … Wikipedia
The Miller's Tale — For the 1996 rock album, see The Miller s Tale: A Tom Verlaine Anthology. The character Miller from The Miller s Prologue and Tale The Miller s Tale (Middle English: The Milleres Tale) is the second of Geoffrey Chaucer s Canterbury Tales (1380s… … Wikipedia
bilaue — See bileve … Oldest English Words
belief — be•lief [[t]bɪˈlif[/t]] n. 1) something believed; opinion; conviction 2) confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof 3) confidence; faith; trust: children s belief in parents[/ex] 4) rel a… … From formal English to slang
belief — /bəˈlif / (say buh leef), /bi / (say bee ) noun 1. that which is believed; an accepted opinion. 2. conviction of the truth or reality of a thing, based upon grounds insufficient to afford positive knowledge: statements unworthy of belief. 3.… …
believe — /bəˈliv / (say buh leev), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (believed, believing) 1. to have belief in: to believe a person. 2. to think: I believe she has left the city. 3. to credit; accept as true: to believe a story. –phrase 4. believe in, a. to have …
belief — [bə lēf′, bēlēf′] n. [ME bileve < bi , BE + leve, contr. < ileve < OE geleafa: see BELIEVE] 1. the state of believing; conviction or acceptance that certain things are true or real 2. faith, esp. religious faith 3. trust or confidence [I … English World dictionary
