"van lieverlee" meaning in Dutch

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      "expansion": "univerbation",
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  "etymology_text": "The origin of lieverlee is unclear. The whole word is attested in an earlier form as lieverlede (the intervocalic -d- vanishing is not irregular; compare leder / leer), and even earlier as Middle Dutch lieverlade. It is clear that it represents a univerbation, where the first element liever is a dative feminine singular adjective form (compare van hogerhand) of lief, but the ultimate meaning and origin of lee (from earlier lede, lade) is less clear.",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
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        "Little by little; gradually; slowly."
      ],
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          "gradually",
          "gradually"
        ],
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          "slowly",
          "slowly"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) Little by little; gradually; slowly."
      ],
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  "word": "van lieverlee"
}

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      "name": "inh"
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        "nocap": "1"
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      "expansion": "univerbation",
      "name": "univerbation"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The origin of lieverlee is unclear. The whole word is attested in an earlier form as lieverlede (the intervocalic -d- vanishing is not irregular; compare leder / leer), and even earlier as Middle Dutch lieverlade. It is clear that it represents a univerbation, where the first element liever is a dative feminine singular adjective form (compare van hogerhand) of lief, but the ultimate meaning and origin of lee (from earlier lede, lade) is less clear.",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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        "Little by little; gradually; slowly."
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          "gradually",
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          "slowly",
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        "(idiomatic) Little by little; gradually; slowly."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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  "word": "van lieverlee"
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