Middle Dutch lief continues into modern Dutch lief with stable spelling and later standardization of pronunciation and inflection.
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lief
dear, sweet, kind; substantivized, a beloved person
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle Dutch · Middle Dutch · dear kind adjectivelief
dear, beloved, pleasant
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Dear, beloved, pleasant, and kind remain within the inherited adjective’s semantic range.
Middle Dutch to present-day Dutch.
Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal editors · N. van Wijk
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lief — Algemeen Nederlands WoordenboekAdjective and noun sections: spelling, inflection, word formation, pronunciation
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents present-day Dutch lief and its substantivized use.
Franck’s Etymologisch Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal — liefhebben, liefde, liefpp. 384–385, entries liefhebben and liefde
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents Middle Dutch and wider Dutch forms in the inherited lief family.
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