lef
See also: lēf
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Yiddish לבֿ (leyv, “courage”), which is borrowed from Hebrew לב (lev, “heart”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlef n or m (uncountable)
Related terms
editReferences
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
editFiji Hindi
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editlef
- left (left hand side)
References
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English lēof, līof, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlef
- 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
editlef
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “lẹ̄f, adj. & adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *lēb. Cognate with Old Frisian lēf, Old Saxon lēf. Further origin obscure. Compare Dutch laf and loof.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlēf
Declension
editDeclension of lēf — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | lēf | lēf | lēf |
Accusative | lēfne | lēfe | lēf |
Genitive | lēfes | lēfre | lēfes |
Dative | lēfum | lēfre | lēfum |
Instrumental | lēfe | lēfre | lēfe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | lēfe | lēfa, lēfe | lēf |
Accusative | lēfe | lēfa, lēfe | lēf |
Genitive | lēfra | lēfra | lēfra |
Dative | lēfum | lēfum | lēfum |
Instrumental | lēfum | lēfum | lēfum |
Declension of lēf — Weak
Romansch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin labium, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely”).
Noun
editlef f (plural lefs)
West Frisian
editAdjective
editlef
Inflection
editInflection of lef | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
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
editFurther reading
edit- “lef (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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