Lief vs Lier - What's the difference?

As a noun lief

is body.

a city in the province of antwerp, belgium or lier can be a municipality in buskerud, norway.

(archaic) beloved, dear, agreeable

(archaic) willing

(archaic, except UK dialectal) Readily, willingly.

* 1869 , RD Blackmoore, Lorna Doone , II:

these great masters of the art, who would far liefer see us little ones practice it, than themselves engage [...].

I'd as lief have one as t'other.

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(en noun)

A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.

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