lief

(lēf)

adjective

Origin: ME lef < OE leof, beloved, dear, akin to Ger lieb < IE base *leubh- > love

adverb

willingly; gladly: only in

See lief in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb lief·er, lief·est

Readily; willingly: I would as lief go now as later.

adjective liefer, liefest
Archaic

Origin:

Origin: Middle English leve, lef, dear, willingly

Origin: , from Old English lēof, dear; see leubh- in Indo-European roots

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