lief

Adverb

in a willing manner

Adj

Beloved, dear, agreeable.
Ready, willing.

Adv

Readily, willingly, rather.

Examples

"I'd as lief have one as t'other."

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lef, leve, leef, from Old English lēof, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian ljo, ljoo, ljoof, West Frisian leaf, Dutch lief, German Low German leev, German lieb, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuv, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs), Russian любо́вь (ljubóvʹ), Polish luby.
For the adverb, compare German lieber, Dutch liever (“preferably, rather”).

Synonyms

beloved, fain, gladly

Scrabble Score: 7

lief is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lief is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lief is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

lief is a valid Words With Friends word