lovesom
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- lofesum, lofsom, loovesum, lossom, lossum, lovesome, lovesum, lussum, luvesum
- luffsum, lufsom, lufsome, lufsoum (Northern)
- luffsumm, lufsum (Early Middle English)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English lufsum; equivalent to love (“love”) + -som.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lovesom
- Lovely, attractive, pleasing.
- Synonym: lovely
- Wonderful, brilliant, marvelous.
- c. 1300, Anonymous, "Alison" (as printed in Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900):
- With lossum chere he on me loh
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- c. 1300, Anonymous, "Alison" (as printed in Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900):
- Friendly, affectionate (providing love)
- (rare) Lovable (deserving love)
- Synonym: lovable
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “lǒfsǒm, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.