And mortall myschefe had leuer be dede or slayne Than byde correccyon or for his profyte payne Suche haue suche pleasour in theyr mad folysshe pype That they dispyse all other melody.
Of the fole that saide he had leuergo to hell than to heuen.
Than the other asked hym why he had leuergo to hell.
My hart is wonderous sore; I had leuer [th]an a thousand pounde, 155 I had knowne of thys before.
Then the gentylman sayd agayne, I know that I may do but I had leuer haue her amended eyther by youre good counsell or commaundement, then to come vnto that extreme waies, her father promised that he would fynde a remedye.
The deuyl take me bodye and bones but I had leuer lye by a sow with pigges, then with suche a bedfelowe.
I had leuer be slayne then I woulde be bawde vnto myne owne husbande.
And yf it were possyble for me to dye an C tymes, I had leuer to dye so ofte, than yelde me to the, for though I lacke wepen, I shalle lacke no worship.
Nay, saide syre Arthur I maye not so, for I haue promysed to doo the bataille to the vttermost by the feythe of my body whyle me lasteth the lyf, and therfor I had leuer to dye with honour than to lyve with shame.
Therfore, herafter I had leuer go fourty myllys aboute, thê to go that way, thoffe it be moche shorter.
In soche a way I had leuer haue an almes howse of olde folkes, then a company of stronge theues.
Now therfore take my life from me/ for I had leuer dye then liue.
Cest mal offert, “That is euyll boden, Ou trop demande; Or to moche axed; 36 Encores ameroie mieulx Yet had I leuer Quil fust dor in vostre escrin.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "leuer" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
