lef

He died an 'lef' us an 'den us had ter do de bes' we could.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration

I've heared folks say dat hit's bad luck ter stump yo 'lef' foot, but I don't know boud dat.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration

But all de white men gone into de army, an 'lef' us all wid missus, an 'da locks de bacon up for de sojers, an' gib us little han'ful o 'meal a day, an' we's got weak an 'trimbly.

A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences Laura S. Haviland

"Ain't no lyin 'lef' to do afteh dese upliftehs gits th'oo," the

Lady Luck Hugh Wiley

Iffen dey doan git back right den he starts ter frailin 'lef' an 'right.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

"Mammy's baby -- did you think old Mammy dun run off an 'lef' her baby?"

The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills John Trotwood Moore

He ain 'know nuttin' 'bout skinnin ', an' lef 'lot of meat stick to de hide.

Connie Morgan in the Fur Country 1921

Freedman's Bureau an 'the carpet-baggers made trouble right an' lef '.

The Boy With the U.S. Census Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918

"Well, ma'am, she's gone; got tired of the job, an 'lef' me."

A Woman Rice Planter 1914

Dar warn't no time for foolishness, so I riz a-runnin ', an' lef 'de steers standin' dar wid de yoke turned an 'de watermillions still a-rollin', and I tuk up de street so fas 'I dess fairly shuck myse'f loose from de face ob de earth.

With Sabre and Scalpel. The Autobiography of a Soldier and Surgeon John Allan 1914