leef

See also: Leef

English

Adjective

leef

1. Obsolete form of lief.

Anagrams

• elfe, feel, fele, flee

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• lewe

Etymology

From Dutch leven, from Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *livon, from Proto-Germanic *libjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪə̯f/

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Verb

leef (present leef, present participle lewende, past participle geleef)

1. to live

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːf

Verb

leef

1. inflection of leven:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lefe, leve, lewe

Etymology

From Old English lēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛːf/
• Rhymes: -ɛːf

Noun

leef (plural leves or lefes)

1. leaf

Descendants

• English: leaf
  • Tok Pisin: lip
• Scots: leaf, lefe, leif
• Yola: laafe

References

• “lēf, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Plautdietsch

Adjective

leef

1. dear, beloved, precious