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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "liefsome"
}
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{
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},
"expansion": "Saterland Frisian ljo",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "stq",
"2": "ljoo"
},
"expansion": "ljoo",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "leaf"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian leaf",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "lief"
},
"expansion": "Dutch lief",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"1": "nds-de",
"2": "leev"
},
"expansion": "German Low German leev",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "lieb"
},
"expansion": "German lieb",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Swedish",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "ljuv"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk ljuv",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "любо́вь"
},
"expansion": "Russian любо́вь (ljubóvʹ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "luby"
},
"expansion": "Polish luby",
"name": "cog"
},
{
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"2": "lieber"
},
"expansion": "German lieber",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "liever",
"3": "",
"4": "preferably, rather"
},
"expansion": "Dutch liever (“preferably, rather”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English lef, leve, leef, from Old English lēof, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.\nCognate with Saterland Frisian ljo, ljoo, West Frisian leaf, Dutch lief, German Low German leev, German lieb, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuv, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs), Russian любо́вь (ljubóvʹ), Polish luby.\nFor the adverb, compare German lieber, Dutch liever (“preferably, rather”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "liefer",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "liever",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "liefest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "lievest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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},
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"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "alderliefest"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "leman"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "livelong"
}
],
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{
"categories": [],
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"Beloved, dear, agreeable."
],
"id": "en-lief-en-adj-Wk24Op1G",
"links": [
[
"Beloved",
"beloved"
],
[
"dear",
"dear"
],
[
"agreeable",
"agreeable"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(archaic) Beloved, dear, agreeable."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "95 5",
"sense": "beloved",
"word": "beloved"
}
],
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
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{
"_dis1": "94 6",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubímyj",
"sense": "beloved, dear, agreeable",
"word": "люби́мый"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dorogój",
"sense": "beloved, dear, agreeable",
"word": "дорого́й"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 6",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "beloved, dear, agreeable",
"word": "kär"
}
]
},
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{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
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}
],
"glosses": [
"Ready, willing."
],
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"links": [
[
"Ready",
"ready"
],
[
"willing",
"willing"
]
],
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"(archaic) Ready, willing."
],
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "27 73",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ohoten",
"sense": "willing",
"word": "охотен"
},
{
"_dis1": "27 73",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oxótnyj",
"sense": "willing",
"word": "охо́тный"
}
]
}
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},
{
"rhymes": "-iːf"
},
{
"homophone": "leaf"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
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{
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},
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{
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"2": "lief"
},
"expansion": "Dutch lief",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds-de",
"2": "leev"
},
"expansion": "German Low German leev",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "lieb"
},
"expansion": "German lieb",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Swedish",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nn",
"2": "ljuv"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk ljuv",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ru",
"2": "любо́вь"
},
"expansion": "Russian любо́вь (ljubóvʹ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "luby"
},
"expansion": "Polish luby",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "lieber"
},
"expansion": "German lieber",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "liever",
"3": "",
"4": "preferably, rather"
},
"expansion": "Dutch liever (“preferably, rather”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English lef, leve, leef, from Old English lēof, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.\nCognate with Saterland Frisian ljo, ljoo, West Frisian leaf, Dutch lief, German Low German leev, German lieb, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuv, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs), Russian любо́вь (ljubóvʹ), Polish luby.\nFor the adverb, compare German lieber, Dutch liever (“preferably, rather”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "liefer",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "liever",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "liefest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"sup": "liefest",
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"name": "en-adv"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
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{
"categories": [],
"derived": [
{
"word": "liefer"
},
{
"word": "liever"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1826, Thomas Byerly, John Timbs, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction",
"text": "As far as physiognomy goes, the winners protest that they would as lief have foregone the double points, and the money.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1869, RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone, section II",
"text": "these great masters of the art, who would far liefer see us little ones practice it, than themselves engage [...].",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1880, Richard Francis Burton, Os Lusíadas, volume II, page 339",
"text": "Since sware the Parcæ unto me, their friend, / they shall adore my name, my favour prize; / and, as their feats of armèd prowess shend / all feats of rival Rome, I lief devise / some mode of aidance in what things I may, / far as our force o'er man extendeth sway.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1902, Josephine Spenser, Corner in Chrysanthemums",
"text": "I'd as lief put on my hat and cane and help you if you think they'll be too heavy.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"text": "I'd as lief have one as t'other."
}
],
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"Readily, willingly, rather."
],
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"links": [
[
"Readily",
"readily"
],
[
"willingly",
"willingly"
],
[
"rather",
"rather"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(archaic) Readily, willingly, rather."
],
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ohotno",
"sense": "Readily, willingly",
"word": "охотно"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oxótno",
"sense": "Readily, willingly",
"word": "охо́тно"
}
]
}
],
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},
{
"rhymes": "-iːf"
},
{
"homophone": "leaf"
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "lief"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "lieflijk"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "lieveling"
}
],
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"2": "lief"
},
"expansion": "Afrikaans: lief",
"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
{
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{
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"1": "dcr",
"2": "lief"
},
"expansion": "Negerhollands: lief",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Negerhollands: lief"
},
{
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},
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"name": "desc"
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],
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"expansion": "Middle Dutch lief",
"name": "inh"
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{
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"expansion": "Old Dutch *liof",
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"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch lief, from Old Dutch *liof, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "liever",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "liefst",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "nl-decl-adj",
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"tags": [
"inflection-template"
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},
{
"form": "lief",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
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"predicative"
]
},
{
"form": "liever",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adverbial",
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]
},
{
"form": "het liefst",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adverbial",
"predicative",
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "het liefste",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adverbial",
"predicative",
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "lieve",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"positive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lievere",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
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"feminine",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
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},
{
"form": "liefste",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"indefinite",
"masculine",
"singular",
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "lief",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"neuter",
"positive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "liever",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comparative",
"indefinite",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "liefste",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
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"singular",
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "lieve",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural",
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "lievere",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comparative",
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "liefste",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural",
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "lieve",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "lievere",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comparative",
"definite"
]
},
{
"form": "liefste",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"superlative"
]
},
{
"form": "liefs",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "lievers",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comparative",
"partitive"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"superlative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "liever"
},
"expansion": "lief (comparative liever, superlative liefst)",
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}
],
"hyphenation": [
"lief"
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "lieve"
},
"name": "nl-decl-adj"
}
],
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "liefde"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "liefhebben"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "51 25 24",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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},
{
"_dis": "71 16 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Dutch entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"parents": [
"Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "58 23 18",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Dutch terms of address",
"parents": [
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"Terms by usage"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "She has a sweet smile.",
"text": "Zij heeft een lieve glimlach."
},
{
"english": "The boy is very kind to his dog.",
"text": "De jongen is heel lief voor zijn hond."
},
{
"english": "Doesburg is a lovely little town.",
"text": "Doesburg is een lief stadje."
}
],
"glosses": [
"nice, sweet"
],
"id": "en-lief-nl-adj-t3Ixa8OS",
"links": [
[
"nice",
"nice"
],
[
"sweet",
"sweet"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "aardig"
}
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"english": "Dearest sister, congratulations on your birthday",
"text": "Lieve zus, van harte gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag"
},
{
"english": "Deeply saddened, we announce the death of my beloved husband and our caring father.",
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"text": "De jongen is heel lief voor zijn hond."
},
{
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}
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{
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}
],
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}
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},
{
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},
{
"ref": "1880, Richard Francis Burton, Os Lusíadas, volume II, page 339",
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{
"ref": "1902, Josephine Spenser, Corner in Chrysanthemums",
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},
{
"text": "I'd as lief have one as t'other."
}
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[
"rather",
"rather"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"english": "“For thus says the Creator, ‘Make in this streambed many ditches. And you will see neither rain nor wind, but this streambed will be filled with water. You and your beasts will drink. This is a light thing before the Creator […] .’”",
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"Zealandic terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
"Zealandic terms inherited from Old Dutch",
"Zealandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Zealandic terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"zea:Body"
],
"glosses": [
"body"
],
"links": [
[
"body",
"body"
]
],
"tags": [
"neuter"
]
}
],
"word": "lief"
}
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