Tuesday 13th September 2016
Lief /liːf/
Adverb
1. (rare) gladly; willingly: I'd as lief go today as tomorrow
Adjective
2. (archaic)
(a)
ready; glad
(b)
dear; beloved
Quote
If they had just as lief go to Belfast as anywhere else, I'll run up there.
Little Bobtail
Oliver Optic
Origin
Lief can be traced to the Middle English leef, which in turn comes from the Old
English lēof.
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