"Lief" meaning in All languages combined

See Lief on Wiktionary

Noun [Low German]

Forms: Liever [plural], Liev [alternative], Lif [alternative], Liv [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Low German lîf, from Old Saxon līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb. Cognate with Dutch lijf (“body”), English life, German Leib (“body”), Swedish liv (“waist, life”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|nds|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|nds|gml|lîf}} Middle Low German lîf, {{inh|nds|osx|līf}} Old Saxon līf, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*līb}} Proto-West Germanic *līb, {{cog|nl|lijf||body}} Dutch lijf (“body”), {{cog|en|life}} English life, {{cog|de|Leib||body}} German Leib (“body”), {{cog|sv|liv||waist, life}} Swedish liv (“waist, life”) Head templates: {{nds-noun|f,n|Liever}} Lief f or n (plural Liever)
  1. body Tags: feminine, neuter
    Sense id: en-Lief-nds-noun-Iw2DWNyO
  2. body
    (in particular) the stomach, the belly; the abdomen, the trunk
    Tags: feminine, neuter Synonyms (belly): Buuk
    Sense id: en-Lief-nds-noun-Nm4LuGRq Categories (other): Low German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 30 39 30 Disambiguation of 'belly': 0 100 0
  3. (rare) life Tags: feminine, neuter, rare
    Sense id: en-Lief-nds-noun-Y71wZe8e

Noun [Plautdietsch]

Forms: Liew [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German lîf, from Old Saxon līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb. Etymology templates: {{dercat|pdt|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|pdt|gml|lîf}} Middle Low German lîf, {{inh|pdt|osx|līf}} Old Saxon līf, {{inh|pdt|gmw-pro|*līb}} Proto-West Germanic *līb Head templates: {{head|pdt|noun|g=m|g2=|head=}} Lief m, {{pdt-noun|m|Liew}} Lief m (plural Liew)
  1. body Tags: masculine Synonyms: Kjarpa
    Sense id: en-Lief-pdt-noun-Iw2DWNyO Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 28 35 37
  2. belly, abdomen Tags: masculine Synonyms: Buck, Pans
    Sense id: en-Lief-pdt-noun-3LSNfanJ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 9 9 9 39 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 9 38 27 Disambiguation of Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header: 5 59 35 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 28 35 37
  3. womb, uterus Tags: masculine Synonyms: Muttalief
    Sense id: en-Lief-pdt-noun-mjZCd5IO Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 28 35 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Liefdeena, Liefloch, Liefrock, Liefschniedinj, Unjalief

Alternative forms

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