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>> Just looked up 'lief', and what you say is very probably correct, meaning 'as happily,
>> as gladly'.
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I've heard that, even used it once, perhaps. It's a deliberate archaicism, (Shakespeare?) used for humour.
Another good one, not heard for years (yonks, anyone ?) is "Fensi", meaning the opposite of "Bagsi".
"Bags I go first" is pretty standard but not that common, but "Fains I" meaning not on your life, count me out, is archaic if not obsolete.
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