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Lief
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lief
Low German
Alternative forms
nds Liev Lif Liv
Etymology
nds gem-pro ine-pro 1
From nds gml lîf, from nds osx līf, from nds gmw-pro *līb. Cognate with nl lijf body, en life, de Leib body, sv liv waist, life.
Noun
f,n Liever
body
nds in particular the stomach, the belly; the abdomen, the trunk
nds in'n Liev in the guts
nds dat in't Lief hebben to have a stomach-ache
nds rare life
Synonyms
belly nds Buuk
Plautdietsch
Etymology
pdt gem-pro ine-pro 1
From pdt gml lîf, from pdt osx līf, from pdt gmw-pro *līb.
Noun
m Liew
body
pdt Kjarpa
belly, abdomen
pdt Buck Pans
womb, uterus
pdt Muttalief
Derived terms
pdt Liefdeena Liefloch Liefrock Liefschniedinj Unjalief
pdt Anatomy