leeftail
English
adj
Definitions
- (UK) High in demand; quickly sold.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *leftal inherited from Old English lēoftǣl com from English lief + English tell.
Origin
English
tell
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betell English
- foretell English
- forthtell English
- leefkyn English
- leman English
- lemman English
- lief English
- liefling English
- liefly English
- liefsome English
- livelong English
- mistell English
- outtell English
- overtell English
- pentel English
- pretell English
- retell English
- talk English
- tell English
- tell-troth English
- tell-truth English
- tell-worthy English
- tellable English
- tellee English
- teller English
- tellest English
- telleth English
- telltale English
- telt English
- told English
- untell English
- lēoftǣl Old English
- *leftal Middle English
- leef Middle English
- tellen Middle English