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English
Etymology
From Middle English lefsum, leofsum, probably from Old English *lēofsum, equivalent to lief + -some. Compare Old High German liobsam (“liefsome”), German liebsam.
Adjective
liefsome (comparative more liefsome, superlative most liefsome)
- (dialectal, poetic or archaic) Agreeable; pleasing; delightful.
- The manner in which he treated my dog did not seem very liefsome to me.
- 1854, Henry Howard Surrey (Earl of), Thomas Sackville Dorset (Earl of), Robert Bell, Poetical works of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey:
- So forth I go apace to see that liefsome sight, And with a kiss, methinks I say, 'Welcome, my lord, my knight; '
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