Ge-lýfan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ge-lýfan

p. de; pp. ed To allow, permit; concēdĕre, permittĕre :-- Wæs him seó rów gelýfed þurh lytel fæc repose was allowed them for a little time, Exon. 35 b; Th. 115, 5; Gú. 185. ge-lyfan