Define:Lief
English eedit
Etymology eedit
From Old English
, from Template:Proto, whence Gothic
. Cognate with Dutch
, German
, Russian
, Swadish and Norwegian Nynorsk
. Adverb: Compare German
, Dutch
Pronunciation eedit
- /liːf/
Adjective eedit
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Translations eedit
willing
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Adverb eedit
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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
Readily, willingly
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Quotations eedit
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Anagrams eedit
Dutch eedit
Pronunciation eedit
- [lif]
Adjective eedit
Lief (comparative liever, superlative Liefst)
Declension eedit
- REDIRECT Template:Wt/sco/nl-decl-adj
Noun eedit
Lief ? (plural liefje, diminutive [please provide])
- one's beloved in a romantic relationship, i.e. a boyfriend or girlfriend
See also eedit
Anagrams eedit
German eedit
Pronunciation eedit
- [liːf]
Verb eedit
Lief
Scots eedit
Alternative forms eedit
- (contracted) lee
Etymology eedit
From Old English
, from Template:Proto.
Pronunciation eedit
- [lif]
Adjective eedit
Lief (comparative liefer, superlative liefest)