lef
See also: lēf
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Yiddish לבֿ (leyv, “courage”), which is borrowed from Hebrew לב (lev, “heart”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lef n or m (uncountable)
Related terms edit
References edit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Anagrams edit
Fiji Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lef
- left (left hand side)
References edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English lēof, līof, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lef
- beloved, dear
- c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 130r:
- I have so many an ydel thoght / Purely for defaulte of slepe / That by my trouthe I take no kepe / Of noo thinge how hyt cometh or gooth / Ne me nys no thynge leve nor looth
- I have so many idle thoughts / Purely from lack of sleep / That I swear I take no heed / Of anything, whether it comes or goes, / And nothing is either dear to me or hated.
- c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 130r:
Adverb edit
lef
Descendants edit
References edit
- “lẹ̄f, adj. & adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Romansch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin labium, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).
Noun edit
lef f (plural lefs)
West Frisian edit
Adjective edit
lef
Inflection edit
Inflection of lef | ||||
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uninflected | lef | |||
inflected | leffe | |||
comparative | leffer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | lef | leffer | it lefst it lefste | |
indefinite | c. sing. | leffe | leffere | lefste |
n. sing. | lef | leffer | lefste | |
plural | leffe | leffere | lefste | |
definite | leffe | leffere | lefste | |
partitive | lefs | leffers | — |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lef (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011