leeftail

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English *leftal, *lieftele, from Old English lēoftǣl, lēoftǣle (“kind, lovable, loving, dear, grateful, agreeable”), equivalent to lief +‎ tell.

Adjective

leeftail (comparative more leeftail, superlative most leeftail)

  1. (UK dialectal, obsolete) High in demand; quickly sold.
    • 1839, Ann Coward Wheeler, Dialogues, poems, songs, and ballads:
      Markets hes been terrable laa this lang time, hardly worth gangin teea; but it wur Size, en wur a varra lieftel market, an et wur a wunder.
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