lief
Meanings
Adverb
- in a willing manner
Adj
- Beloved, dear, agreeable.
- Ready, willing.
Adv
- Readily, willingly, rather.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lef, leve, leef, from Old English lēof, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian ljo, ljoo, ljoof, West Frisian leaf, Dutch lief, German Low German leev, German lieb, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuv, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs), Russian любо́вь (ljubóvʹ), Polish luby.
For the adverb, compare German lieber, Dutch liever (“preferably, rather”).
Scrabble Score: 7
lief is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordlief is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lief is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
lief is a valid Words With Friends word