luferent
Scots edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Northern Middle English lufredene, lufredyn, from Old English lufrǣden (“love”), equivalent to lufe + -rent.
Noun edit
luferent (uncountable)
- (Middle Scots) The condition or state of relations in which one person loves another; the emotion or feeling of love; warm affection; goodwill; kindness; friendship; love; goodness.
References edit
- “luferent” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.