LIEF


Meaning of LIEF in English

/ liːf; NAmE / adverb

( old use ) willingly; happily :

I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English lēof dear, pleasant , of Germanic origin: related to the noun leave and love .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.