LIEF
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Lief — (l[=e]f), a. [Written also {lieve}.] [OE. leef, lef, leof, AS. le[ o]f; akin to OS. liof, OFries. liaf, D. lief, G. lieb, OHG. liob, Icel. lj?fr, Sw. ljuf, Goth. liubs, and E. love. [root]124. See {Love}, and cf. {Believe}, {Leave}, n.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lief — Lief, adv. Gladly; willingly; freely; now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had, or would, as lief go as not. [1913 Webster] All women liefest would Be sovereign of man s love. Gower. [1913 Webster] I had as lief the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lief — may refer to:* Jacob Lief (21st century), American humanitarian * Lief Larson (born 1975), entrepreneur, futurist and technologist * The lief that you liveee also* Leaf (disambiguation) * Leif … Wikipedia
lief — (lièf) s. m. Vieux mot qui signifie l action de lever, la levée d une chose. • J ai ouï d anciens notaires et greffiers de justice de paix, dire : le lief des scellés pour la levée des scellés, LEGOARANT . ÉTYMOLOGIE Lever. Formation… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
lief — → laufen * * * lief: ↑ laufen. * * * lief: ↑laufen … Universal-Lexikon
lief — (adj.) O.E. leof dear, valued, beloved, pleasant; also as a noun, a beloved person, friend, from P.Gmc. *leubo (Cf. O.N. ljutr, O.Fris. liaf, Du. lief, O.H.G. liob, Ger. lieb, Goth. liufs dear, beloved ), from PIE root *leubh love (see … Etymology dictionary
Lief — (l[=e]f), n. Same as {Lif}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lief — Lief, n. A dear one; a sweetheart. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lief — [Wichtig (Rating 3200 5600)] Auch: • ging • gingst • gingen • liefst • liefen Bsp.: • Abe … Deutsch Wörterbuch
lief — [lēf] adj. [ME lef < OE leof, beloved, dear, akin to Ger lieb < IE base * leubh > LOVE] Archaic 1. valued; dear; beloved 2. willing adv. willingly; gladly: only in would (or had) as lief … English World dictionary
lief — index readily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
