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lief
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English leef, leve, lef, from Old English l?of, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian ljo, ljoo, West Frisian leaf, Dutch lief, German Low German leev, German lieb, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuv, Gothic ???????????????????? (liufs), Russian ??????? (ljubóv?), Polish luby.
For the adverb, compare German lieber, Dutch liever (“preferably, rather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li?f/
- Rhymes: -i?f
- Homophone: leaf
Adjective
lief (comparative liefer or liever, superlative liefest or lievest)
- (archaic) Beloved, dear, agreeable.
- (archaic) Ready, willing.
Synonyms
- (beloved): See Thesaurus:beloved
Derived terms
- liefsome
Related terms
- leman
- livelong
Translations
Adverb
lief (comparative liefer or liever, superlative liefest)
- (archaic) Readily, willingly, rather.
- 1826, Thomas Byerly, John Timbs, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction:
- As far as physiognomy goes, the winners protest that they would as lief have foregone the double points, and the money.
- 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 [...].
- 1902: "Corner in Chrysanthemums" by Josephine Spenser
- I'd as lief put on my hat and cane and help you if you think they'll be too heavy.
- I'd as lief have one as t'other.
- 1826, Thomas Byerly, John Timbs, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction:
Derived terms
- liefer/liever
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
lief (uncountable)
- Alternative form of lif
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:lief.
Anagrams
- File, Life, file, filé, flie, life
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lief, from Old Dutch *liof, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewb?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lif/, [lif]
- Hyphenation: lief
- Rhymes: -if
Adjective
lief (comparative liever, superlative liefst)
- nice, sweet
- beloved
Inflection
Derived terms
- lieflijk
- lieveling
Related terms
- liefde
- liefhebben
Noun
lief n (plural lieven, diminutive liefje n)
- one's beloved in a romantic relationship, i.e. a boyfriend or girlfriend
Usage notes
- May be used as a term of address, particularly the diminutive liefje and the related substantivized superlative liefste.
See also
- liever
- liefde
Anagrams
- file
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [li?f]
- Rhymes: -i?f
Verb
lief
- first/third-person singular preterite of laufen
Luxembourgish
Verb
lief
- second-person singular imperative of liewen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *liof, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewb?-.
Adjective
lief
- loved, dear
- sweet, nice
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- lieven
Descendants
- Dutch: lief
- Limburgish: leef
Further reading
- “lief (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “lief (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I
Norman
Alternative forms
- lyef (Sark)
Etymology
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Noun
lief m (plural liefs)
- (Jersey) roof
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?li???f/
Adjective
li?f
- Old West Frisian form of li?f
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN, page 115
Old Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?lje?]
Adjective
lief (plural lieues)
- Apocopic form of lieue; light, effortless
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 42v.
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 42v.
Scots
Alternative forms
- (contracted) lee
Etymology
From Old English l?of, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lif]
Adjective
lief (comparative liefer, superlative liefest)
- dear, beloved
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English lyf, from Old English l?f, from Proto-West Germanic *l?b.
Noun
lief
- life
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
Zealandic
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch l?f, from Proto-Germanic *l?b?.
Adjective
lief n (plural [please provide])
- body
lief From the web:
- what's liefie in english
- lief meaning
- liefde meaning
- liefling meaning
- what liefste mean
- lief meaning in english
- liefling what does it mean
- liefje what does it mean
liek
English
Verb
liek
- (Internet slang, nonstandard) Deliberate misspelling of like.
Anagrams
- -like, Kiel, Kile, Like, kile, like
Latvian
Verb
liek
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of likt
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of likt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of likt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of likt
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
liek m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- Obsolete spelling of lijek
Slovak
Noun
liek m
- medicine, pharmaceutical drug
Further reading
- liek in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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