Etymology

liefsome

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Today it means: Agreeable; pleasing; delightful. Full definition →

Middle English lefsum ← Old English *lēofsum
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  1. Old English · inherited from*lēofsum
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlefsum
  3. English todayliefsome

From Middle English lefsum, leofsum, probably from Old English *lēofsum, equivalent to lief + -some. Compare Old High German liobsam (“liefsome”), German liebsam.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.