The Word of the Week is ‘lief’, an adverb meaning ‘readily; willingly’.
It appears in no less that 13 Shakespeare works. To pick out just one quote: Rosalind in As You Like It (IV, 1) tells Orlando ‘I had as lief be woo’d of a snail.’
Word of the Week: ‘Lief’ (adv.) ‘readily; willingly’
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Chloe is the Globe Education Assistant for Higher Education.