"leeftail" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more leeftail [comparative], most leeftail [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *leftal, *lieftele, from Old English lēoftǣl, lēoftǣle (“kind, lovable, loving, dear, grateful, agreeable”), equivalent to lief + tell. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*leftal}} Middle English *leftal, {{m|enm|*lieftele}} *lieftele, {{inh|en|ang|lēoftǣl}} Old English lēoftǣl, {{m|ang|lēoftǣle|t=kind, lovable, loving, dear, grateful, agreeable}} lēoftǣle (“kind, lovable, loving, dear, grateful, agreeable”), {{com|en|lief|tell}} lief + tell Head templates: {{en-adj}} leeftail (comparative more leeftail, superlative most leeftail)
  1. (UK dialectal, obsolete) High in demand; quickly sold. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete Synonyms: leftal, lieftel, leavetail
    Sense id: en-leeftail-en-adj-jjR5col6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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