Believe

Chamber's Etymological of the English Language · 1895 · p. 50

be-lev', v.t. to regard as true: to trust -v.i. to be firmly persuaded of anything: to exercise faith to think 01 suppose adv Be- Lovingly. [With prefix be tor^-, from A S gelyfan. For root of lyfan see Leave, n.) mate m mOCn tk*n. 50 IMG:page-050.webp:Page 50 Believer