- alder-liefest
- alder-liefest /öl-dər-lēˈfist/ (Shakespeare)adjectiveMost beloved of allORIGIN: OE alra (WSax ealra), genitive pl of al (eal) all, and superl of ↑lief
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
alder-liefest
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Alder-liefest — Al der lief est ([add]l d[ e]r*l[=e]f [e^]st), a. [For allerliefest dearest of all. See {Lief}.] Most beloved. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alder- — variant of aller gen. pl. of all, used in comb. as alder best, alder liefest: see all D 3 … Useful english dictionary
