leef

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English

Adjective

leef

  1. Obsolete form of lief.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch leven, from Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *livon, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪə̯f/
  • (file)

Verb

leef (present leef, present participle lewende, past participle geleef)

  1. to live

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

leef

  1. inflection of leven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English lēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą.

Pronunciation

Noun

leef (plural leves or lefes)

  1. leaf

Descendants

  • English: leaf
    • Tok Pisin: lip
  • Scots: leaf, lefe, leif
  • Yola: laafe

References

Plautdietsch

Adjective

leef

  1. dear, beloved, precious