leeftail en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English *leftal, *lieftele, from Old English lēoftǣl, lēoftǣle (“kind, lovable, loving, dear, grateful, agreeable”), equivalent to lief + tell.
Meanings
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(UK, dialectal, obsolete) High in demand; quickly sold.
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.
1839, Ann Coward Wheeler, Dialogues, poems, songs, and ballads:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more leeftail | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most leeftail | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| leavetail | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lieftel | alternative | lexicographic | |
| leftal | alternative | lexicographic |