- had liefer
- phrasal
or had sooner or had rather
: would rather — used with the infinitive without to
had liefer sit at home than go to the dance
had sooner drink than sleep
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had liefer● lief
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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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
lieve — Lief 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
