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Definition of Lieve
1. a. Same as Lief.
Definition of Lieve
1. gladly [adv LIEVER, LIEVEST] - See also: gladly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lieve
Literary usage of Lieve
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1816)
"... lieve that the most ardent in slaughter and rapine were ^ the foremost in the
procession to the holy sepulchre. Eight days after this memorable event, ..."
2. Roman Van Walewein by Penninc, Pieter Vostaert (1846)
"... Kude seide: » God, wel lieve here, Bi wat sake mach dit wesen? ... Ghenade,
God , wel lieve here, ..."
3. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"This may be true, but temptations lieve, i lut there can be no evil in s business
for devotion. .... lieve ..."
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