See lief in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:",
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"word": "kär"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ohoten",
"sense": "willing",
"word": "охотен"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oxótnyj",
"sense": "willing",
"word": "охо́тный"
}
],
"word": "lief"
}
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"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewbʰ- (love)",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Old English",
"English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms with homophones",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 12 entries",
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"Rhymes:English/iːf",
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"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Russian translations",
"Terms with Swedish translations"
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃"
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"1": "ru",
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"1": "pl",
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"3": "",
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]
},
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"English terms with usage examples",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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"text": "I'd as lief have one as t'other.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:",
"text": "1. Gent. And thou the Veluet; thou art good veluet;\nthou'rt a three pild-peece I warrant thee: I had as liefe\nbe a Lyst of an English Kersey, as be pil'd, as thou art\npil'd, for a French Veluet. [...]",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"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": "quote"
},
{
"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": "quote"
},
{
"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": "quote"
},
{
"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": "quote"
}
],
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"Readily, willingly, rather."
],
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"Readily",
"readily"
],
[
"willingly",
"willingly"
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"rather",
"rather"
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"(archaic) Readily, willingly, rather."
],
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ohotno",
"sense": "Readily, willingly",
"word": "охотно"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oxótno",
"sense": "Readily, willingly",
"word": "охо́тно"
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}
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