·noun Dear; beloved.
II. Lief ·adv Willing; disposed.
III. Lief ·noun A dear one; a sweetheart.
IV. Lief ·noun ·same·as Lif.
V. Lief ·noun Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable; preferable.
VI. Lief ·adv Gladly; willingly; freely;
— now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had, or would, as lief go as not.