"lief" meaning in Afrikaans

See lief in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: liefe [attributive], liefer [comparative], liefste [superlative]
Etymology: From Dutch lief, from Middle Dutch lief, from Old Dutch *liof, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-. Etymology templates: {{root|af|ine-pro|*lewbʰ-|id=love}}, {{inh|af|nl|lief}} Dutch lief, {{inh|af|dum|lief}} Middle Dutch lief, {{inh|af|odt|*liof}} Old Dutch *liof, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*leubaz}} Proto-Germanic *leubaz, {{der|af|ine-pro|*lewbʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- Head templates: {{af-adj}} lief (attributive liefe, comparative liefer, superlative liefste)
  1. nice, sweet
    Sense id: en-lief-af-adj-t3Ixa8OS Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 65 35

Noun

Forms: lieve [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch lief, from Middle Dutch lief, from Old Dutch *liof, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-. Etymology templates: {{root|af|ine-pro|*lewbʰ-|id=love}}, {{inh|af|nl|lief}} Dutch lief, {{inh|af|dum|lief}} Middle Dutch lief, {{inh|af|odt|*liof}} Old Dutch *liof, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*leubaz}} Proto-Germanic *leubaz, {{der|af|ine-pro|*lewbʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|lieve|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} lief (plural lieve), {{af-noun|lieve}} lief (plural lieve)
  1. one's beloved in a romantic relationship, i.e. a boyfriend or girlfriend
    Sense id: en-lief-af-noun-kh~t01oC
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    },
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        "3": "*lewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    }
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    {
      "form": "liefe",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liefer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liefste",
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      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *leubaz",
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    },
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        "1": "af",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lewbʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch lief, from Middle Dutch lief, from Old Dutch *liof, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-.",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "4": "",
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        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        [
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        ]
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  ],
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      "args": {
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        "1": "af",
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        "3": "*lewbʰ-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "From Dutch lief, from Middle Dutch lief, from Old Dutch *liof, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "liefe",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liefer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "liefste",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
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    {
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      },
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        "3": "*lewbʰ-"
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