To be lever than

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lever \Lev"er\ (l[=e]"v[~e]r), a. [Old compar. of leve or lief.]
   More agreeable; more pleasing. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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   {To be lever than}. See {Had as lief}, under {Had}.
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