lufu

Old English

Alternative forms

• lufe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic *lubō. Cognate with Old Frisian luve, Old High German luba, Gothic *𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍉 (*lubō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.fu/, [ˈlu.vu]

Noun

lufu f

1. love

   Sēo sōðe lufu nǣfre ne ātēoraþ.

   True love never fails.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	lufu	lufa, lufe
accusative	lufe	lufa, lufe
genitive	lufe	lufa
dative	lufe	lufum

Derived terms

• bearnlufu
• brōþorlufu
• feohlufu
• frēondlufu
• lufestre
• lufian
• lufiend
• luflīċ
• lufsum
• mōdorlufu
• siblufu
• sorglufu

Related terms

• lēof

Descendants

• Middle English: love
  • English: love
  • Scots: luve, lufe
  • Yola: loove

Swazi

Noun

lûfú class 11 (plural tîmfú class 10)

1. disease

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.