lovon

Middle English

Verb

lovon

1. Alternative form of loven (“to praise”)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lobōn.

Verb

lovon

1. to praise

Inflection

Conjugation of lovon (weak class 2)

infinitive	lovon
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	lovo, lovon	lovoda
2nd person singular	lovos, lovost	lovodos
3rd person singular	lovot	lovoda
1st person plural	lovon	lovodun
2nd person plural	lovot	lovodut
3rd person plural	lovont	lovodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	lovo	lovodi
2nd person singular	lovos, lovost	lovodis
3rd person singular	lovo	lovodi
1st person plural	lovon	lovodin
2nd person plural	lovot	lovodit
3rd person plural	lovon	lovodin
imperative	present
singular	lovo
plural	lovot
participle	present	past
	lovondi	lovot, gilovot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: lōven
  • Dutch: loven
  • Afrikaans: loof, lowe

Further reading

• “lovon”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lobōn.

Verb

lovon

1. to praise

Conjugation

Conjugation of lovon (weak class 2)

infinitive	lovon
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	lovon	lovoda
2nd person singular	lovos	lovodes
3rd person singular	lovod	lovoda
plural	loviod	lovodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	lovo	lovodi
2nd person singular	lovos	lovodis
3rd person singular	lovo	lovodi
plural	lovion	lovodin
imperative	present
singular	lovo
plural	loviod
participle	present	past
	lovondi	gilovod, lovod