Lief Definition
lēf
liefest, liefer
adjective
liefest, liefer
Valued; dear; beloved.
Webster's New World
Willing.
Webster's New World
(archaic) Willing.
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Other Word Forms of Lief
Adjective
Base Form:
lief
Comparative:
liefer
Superlative:
liefestOrigin of Lief
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From Old English lÄ“of, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz. Cognate with Dutch lief, German lieb, Russian любовь (ljubóv'), Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuv, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English leve, lef dear, willingly from Old English lēof dear leubh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Adverb: Compare German lieber, Dutch liever (“preferably, rather")
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