leev
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- leef (northern Moselle Franconian)
- lief (southern Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Middle High German lief, from Old High German *liof, lief, northern variant of liob, from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leːf/
- Homophone: leef
Adjective
leev (masculine leeve, feminine leev, comparative leever, superlative et leevste)
- (Ripuarian) lovable; dear; darling; sweet; good-hearted
- 1975, “Leev Linda Lou”, performed by Bläck Fööss:
- Linda, drink doch nit esu vill!
Ich kann maache, wat ich well,
Du verdräs einfach mieh als ich.
Ich jläuv, du drinks mich unger der Desch.
O Linda, Linda, Linda Lou, o Linda, Linda Lou!
Keiner schaff su vill wie du, leev Linda Lou...- Linda, don't drink that much!
I can do whatever I will,
You'll always take more than me.
I'm sure you'll drink me under the table.
O Linda, Linda, Linda Lou, o Linda, Linda Lou!
Nobody can take as much as you, dear Linda Lou...
- Linda, don't drink that much!
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