Contionary:löbjan

Enventian

Alternative forms

• ljöbjan (Nornwen, Routland, Sjarstäd, dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Enventian lœbąn, llœbąn, l̨œbąn, from Old Enventian loibian (earlier lyoebian, lyeobian, gleobian) from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną. Cognate of German glauben.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈlœβjɑ̃] [-ə̃]

Verb

löbjan

1. to trust (with af + dative)

   Synonyms: fertourrjen, tourrjen

   Ik löbje af ré.

   I trust you.

2. to hope, trust something to happen (with sá)

   Synonyms: tourrjen, hopjen

   Ik löbje sá he bjerker näthing thä.

   I trust he doesn't break anything.

Inflection

Conjugation of löbjan (weak)
infinitive			(có) löbjan
present infinitive			löbjend
passive infinitive			gelöbj
future infinitive			gelöbjing
gerund			löbjing
participle			gelöbjed
verbal noun			löbjang
person		first singular ik	second singular sjou	third singular hé, há, hit, zé	plural wé, sjöll, sjwä, wous, hén
indicative	present	löbje	löbjest	löbjer	löbjen
	past simple	löbjde	löbjdest	löbjder	löbjden
	past perfect	wäs gelöbjed	wärs gelöbjed	wär gelöbjed	wän gelöbjed
	future simple	wer(ne) löbje	wers löbjest	wer löbjer	wern löbjen
	future perfect	wer(ne) gelöbjed	wers gelöbjed	wer gelöbjed	wern gelöbjed
	future progressive	wer(ne) gelöbjing	wers gelöbjing	wer gelöbjing	wern gelöbjing
subjunctive	present	löbjä	löbjäst	löbjär	löbjän
	past	löbjdä	löbjdäst	löbjdär	löbjdän
imperative			löbj	löbje (zé)	löbjan