Define:Lief
English[eedit soorce]
Etymology[eedit soorce]
From Old English
, from Template:Proto, whence Gothic
. Cognate with Dutch
, German
, Russian
, Swadish and Norwegian Nynorsk
. Adverb: Compare German
, Dutch
Pronunciation[eedit soorce]
- /liːf/
Adjective[eedit soorce]
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Translations[eedit soorce]
willing
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Adverb[eedit soorce]
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- Template:Archaic Readily, willingly.
- 1869, RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone, II:
- these great masters of the art, who would far liefer see us little ones practice it, than themselves engage [...].
- 1869, RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone, II:
Translations[eedit soorce]
Readily, willingly
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Quotations[eedit soorce]
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Anagrams[eedit soorce]
Dutch[eedit soorce]
Pronunciation[eedit soorce]
- [lif]
Adjective[eedit soorce]
Lief (comparative liever, superlative Liefst)
Declension[eedit soorce]
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Noun[eedit soorce]
Lief ? (plural liefje, diminutive [please provide])
- one's beloved in a romantic relationship, i.e. a boyfriend or girlfriend
See also[eedit soorce]
Anagrams[eedit soorce]
German[eedit soorce]
Pronunciation[eedit soorce]
- [liːf]
Verb[eedit soorce]
Lief
Scots[eedit soorce]
Alternative forms[eedit soorce]
- (contracted) lee
Etymology[eedit soorce]
From Old English
, from Template:Proto.
Pronunciation[eedit soorce]
- [lif]
Adjective[eedit soorce]
Lief (comparative liefer, superlative liefest)