English

Etymology
Old English leof|l�of, from Germanic *leubo-. Cognate with Dutch #Dutch|lief, German lieb, Swedish ljuv.

Adverb: Cf. German lieber, Dutch liever, preferably, rather

Pronunciation
IPA|/li:f/

Adjective
en-adj

1. archaic beloved, dear, agreeable
2. archaic willing

Adverb
en-adv|-

1. archaic readily|Readily, willingly.

#*2006, Patrick McCabe?, Winterwood, Bloomsbury 2007, p. 17:
#*:�Cunt, he said. Cunt and hoor: I'd as lief have cut his throat.
#*He would as lief have chewed his own arm off as gone to the party.

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA|[li:f]

Adjective
lief (Alternate form: lieve, compar: liever, superl: liefst)

1. nice, sweet

Noun
lief (Plural: lieven, diminutive: liefje, diminutive plural: liefjes more used than lieven)

1. boyfriend or girlfriend in a romantic relationship

German

Pronunciation
IPA|[li�f]

Verb
lief

1. Past of laufen �to walk�

Category:German verb forms

fr:lief
io:lief
nl:lief
ru:lief
te:lief
vi:lief
zh:lief

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