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• Lief — (l[=e]f), a. [Written also {lieve}.] [OE. leef, lef, leof, AS. le[ o]f; akin to OS. liof, OFries. liaf, D. lief, G. lieb, OHG. liob, Icel. lj?fr, Sw. ljuf, Goth. liubs, and E. love. [root]124. See {Love}, and cf. {Believe}, {Leave}, n.,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lief — Lief, adv. Gladly; willingly; freely; now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had, or would, as lief go as not. [1913 Webster] All women liefest would Be sovereign of man s love. Gower. [1913 Webster] I had as lief the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lief — (adj.) O.E. leof dear, valued, beloved, pleasant; also as a noun, a beloved person, friend, from P.Gmc. *leubo (Cf. O.N. ljutr, O.Fris. liaf, Du. lief, O.H.G. liob, Ger. lieb, Goth. liufs dear, beloved ), from PIE root *leubh love (see …   Etymology dictionary

• Lief — may refer to:* Jacob Lief (21st century), American humanitarian * Lief Larson (born 1975), entrepreneur, futurist and technologist * The lief that you liveee also* Leaf (disambiguation) * Leif …   Wikipedia

• Lief Larson — (born December 13, 1975) is an entrepreneur, futurist and technologist.Larson was formerly of Wausau, Wisconsin. He began his career as a programmer and research developer in human machine interface dynamics. He migrated to Internet kiosk… …   Wikipedia

• Lief — This unusual name has two possible origins, the first of which is derived from the Old English pre 7th Century word leof , meaning dear, beloved , used as an affectionate nickname or as part of various compound names with leof as the first… …   Surnames reference

• lief — [li:f] adverb (as lief) archaic as happily; as gladly. Origin OE lēof dear, pleasant , of Gmc origin: related to leave2 and love …   English new terms dictionary

• Liege & Lief — Infobox Album | Name = Liege Lief Type = studio Artist = Fairport Convention Released = December 1969 July 1970 (USA) Recorded = October 16, 19, 22, 29 and November 1 1969, Sound Techniques, London Genre = Electric folk Length = 40:33 Label =… …   Wikipedia

• Music of the United Kingdom (1950s and 60s) — The roots of British popular music for the rest of the 20th century and into the next were set during the 1950s. In the aftermath of World War 2, the economy was still performing poorly. Many consumer goods were not available, and there was… …   Wikipedia

• Timeline of progressive rock and progressive metal — This is a list of events, artists, and albums constituting a timeline of major developments in progressive rock and progressive metal.Contents1962 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 …   Wikipedia