lief

Readily; willingly.

Beloved; dear.

Ready or willing.

Gladly; willingly.

Beloved; pleasing; agreeable.

Inclined; disposed; willing; having a preference.

One beloved; a darling.

Same as lif.

A dear one; a sweetheart.

Gladly; willingly; freely; — now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief.