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Belive vs Begive - What's the difference?

belive | begive |

As verbs the difference between belive and begive

is that belive is (intransitive|obsolete|outside|dialects) to remain, stay while begive is to give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.

As an adverb belive

is (obsolete|outside|scotland) quickly, forthwith.

belive

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) beliven, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

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Verb

  • (intransitive, obsolete, outside, dialects) To remain, stay.
  • * 1900' (original date: '''1483 ), Jacobus (de Voragine), William Caxton, Frederick Startridge Ellis, ''The golden legend, or, Lives of the saints :
  • So there bleveth no more, but I that am servant to the spirit, may lie down and die. In which death I glorify myself, but I am greatly troubled in my mind, that my riches which I had ordained to God be wasted and spent in foul things.
  • (intransitive, obsolete, outside, dialects) To abide, continue.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) belive, .

    Alternative forms

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    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (obsolete, outside, Scotland) Quickly, forthwith.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.v:
  • By that same way the direfull dames doe driue / Their mournefull charet, fild with rusty blood, / And downe to Plutoes house are come biliue [...].
  • Soon, presently, before long; by and by; anon
  • English words prefixed with be-

    begive

    English

    Verb

  • To give out; give of oneself; issue; endow; administer; transfer.
  • *2004 , Communion, www.thewaystation.org/Communion.html:
  • How am I begiving'? To whom do I '''begive''' and why? What is the quality of my begiving? How willing am I to ' begive ? How much? To what extent?
  • *2010 , Chris Worth, Captain Jeans and the Quest for Keith, storywrite.com:
  • Maria was forever to begive her begivings to the loathsome imposter who’s waddling skulk had haunted her. Thus life nourishes death and as the witch died so did she.
  • *2012 , aprylne, Pour le patient: aprylne's blog: Lets Talk About Handbags :
  • Return to the original beautiful dream world, this is the season to begive you a perfect attempt.

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