Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To please.
  • To be pleased with; like.
  • To love.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb obsolete To love.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb intransitive, obsolete To please.
  • verb transitive, obsolete To be pleased with; like.
  • verb transitive, obsolete To love.
  • verb Simple past tense of belive

Etymologies

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From Middle English beloven, biluven ("to love greatly", also "to please"), equivalent to be- +‎ love. Compare Dutch believen ("to please, gratify"), German belieben ("to like, wish, please"). More at love.

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From Middle English belove, from Old English belāf, first and third person singular past indicative of belīfan ("to remain").

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