ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-.

Adjective

ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ)

1. dear, beloved

Declension

• (feminine nominative singular) — ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚢ (leubu)

Derived terms

• ᛊᚲᛁᚦᚨᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (skiþaleubaʀ /⁠Skinþaleubaz⁠/, male personal name)

Descendants

• Old Norse: ljúfr
  • Icelandic: ljúfur
  • Faroese: ljúvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljuv
  • Old Swedish: liūver, liufwer
    • Swedish: ljuv, ljuf (pre-1906 spelling)
  • Old Danish: ljuv