Masculine

aleive

Meaning

  1. (masculine) deceit (act or practice intended to deceive)
  2. (masculine) slander (false, malicious statement)

Concepts

Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈlej.vi/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aleive. Further etymology is uncertain. Possibly Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (lēwjan, “to betray; to deceive”) or Arabic العَيْب (al-ʕayb).

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