2. Adverb. (alternative spelling of liefer); (comparative of lief) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Liever
1. lieve [adv] - See also: lieve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liever
Literary usage of Liever
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1825)
"The gospel was a covenant of mercy, and it could not be better ratified and
confirmed than by acts of mercy. liever. If the opportunities which God lias ..."
2. The Dawn in Britain by Charles Montagu Doughty (1906)
"Quoth then Suetonius ; how him liever were Have saved Boudicca, than have vanquished
her ! Collar of gold, which fell down from the pyre, From her white ..."
3. Flowers of Song from Many Lands: Being Short Poems and Detached Verses by Frederic Rowland Marvin (1902)
"Ach! mijn liever moeder, het maakt mij zoo moe— Ik kan niet spenner, Ach zea!
mijn vinger ... Arh! mijn liever moeder, ik ben het niet waard — Ik kan niet ..."
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