unlief

English

Etymology

From Middle English unleeffe, unlef, from Old English unlēof (“not dear, not beloved, odious, hateful”), from Proto-West Germanic *unleub (“unloved, unpleasant”), from Proto-Germanic *unleubaz (“not dear, unpleasant”). By surface analysis, un- +‎ lief. Cognate with Dutch onlief, German unlieb, Icelandic óljúfur (“unpleasant”).

Adjective

unlief (comparative more unlief, superlative most unlief)

  1. (archaic) Not dear or beloved; unliked; unpleasant, hateful.
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