Lief
See also: lief
Low German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German lîf, from Old Saxon līf, from Proto-Germanic *lībą, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp-. Cognate with Dutch lijf (“body”), English life, German Leib (“body”), Swedish liv (“waist, life”).
Noun
Lief n (pl Liever)
Synonyms
- (belly): Buuk
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- Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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