liaf

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Old Frisian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

(Old West Frisian) liēf

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *leub. ^[1] Cognates include Old English lēof and Old Saxon liof.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈli̯aːf/

Adjective[edit]

liāf

dear, beloved

Descendants[edit]

Saterland Frisian: ljoof, ljo
West Frisian: leaf

References[edit]

^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29

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