liaf

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Old Frisian

Alternative forms

(Old West Frisian) liēf

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *leub. ^[1] Cognates include Old English lēof and Old Saxon liof.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈli̯aːf/

Adjective

liāf

dear, beloved

Descendants

Saterland Frisian: ljoof, ljo
West Frisian: leaf

References

^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29

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