Lief

  • 21lief — liefly, adv. /leef/, adv. 1. gladly; willingly: I would as lief go south as not. adj. Archaic. 2. willing; desirous. 3. dear; beloved; treasured. [bef. 900; ME leef, OE leof; c. D lief, G lieb, ON ljufr, Goth liufs; akin to LOVE] * * * …

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  • 22Lief — This unusual name has two possible origins, the first of which is derived from the Old English pre 7th Century word leof , meaning dear, beloved , used as an affectionate nickname or as part of various compound names with leof as the first… …

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  • 23lief — [[t]lif[/t]] adv. gladly; willingly: I would as lief go south as not[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME leef, OE lēof, c. OS liof, OHG liob, ON ljūfr, Go liufs; akin to love lief′ly, adv …

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  • 24lief — adv. archaic gladly, willingly. (usu. had lief, would lief) Etymology: orig. as adj. f. OE leof dear, pleasant, f. Gmc, rel. to LEAVE(2), LOVE …

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  • 25lief — [li:f] adverb (as lief) archaic as happily; as gladly. Origin OE lēof dear, pleasant , of Gmc origin: related to leave2 and love …

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  • 26Lief Newry Fitzroy — Crozier Pour les articles homonymes, voir Crosier. Né le 11 juin 1846, Lief (leif) Newry Fitzroy, dit Crozier, un Canadien d’origine irlandaise, était officier de la police montée du Nord Ouest et aussi officier de milice. Dès son… …

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  • 27Lief Larson — (born December 13, 1975) is an entrepreneur, futurist and technologist.Larson was formerly of Wausau, Wisconsin. He began his career as a programmer and research developer in human machine interface dynamics. He migrated to Internet kiosk… …

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  • 28Lief Newry Fitzroy Crozier — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Crosier. Lief Newry Fitzroy Crozier, 1880 Lief (leif) Newry Fitzroy, dit Crozier, né le 11 juin 1846 …

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  • 29Lief Newry Fitzroy Crozier — Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier (* 11. Juni 1846 vermutlich in Newry, Nordirland; † 25. Februar 1901 in Cushing, Oklahoma; eigentlich Lief Newry Fitzroy Crozier), bekannt als L.N.F. Crozier, war ein kanadischer Offizier der North West Mounted Police,… …

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  • 30lief — 1. adjective /liːf/ a) beloved, dear, agreeable b) willing 2. adverb /liːf/ Readily, willingly. these great …

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