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weetEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text

From Middle English weten, a Middle English variant of witen (“to know”). More at wit.

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nounhistorical form

chai

In current English, a South Asian-style tea commonly prepared with milk and spices; the word belongs to the overland cha/chay transmission family ultimately derived from Chinese 茶.

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adjective · noundossier summary

lief

The Dutch adjective for dear, sweet, or kind and its substantivized use for a beloved person, inherited through the Germanic adjective branch.

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Present-Day English / Indo-European

chai

a tea beverage commonly prepared with spices, milk, and sweetener

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Dutch / Indo-European

lief

dear, sweet, kind; substantivized, a beloved person

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Present-day Dutch
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gloss
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King Alfred’s West-Saxon Version of Gregory’s Pastoral Care, page 353

Henry Sweet, editor and translator / 1871

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Sweet’s edited Pastoral Care distinction

hatian / hatian / Old English Pastoral Care record

King Alfred’s West-Saxon Version of Gregory’s Pastoral Care, page 353reporting source / OPEN RECORD ↗
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