luve

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

luve

1. Alternative form of love (“love”)

Etymology 2

Verb

luve

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

Etymology 3

Verb

luve

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

Etymology 4

Noun

luve

1. inflection of luf:
   1. weak singular
   2. strong/weak plural

Etymology 5

Verb

luve

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

luve f or m (definite singular luva or luven, indefinite plural luver, definite plural luvene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by lue

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

luve f (definite singular luva, indefinite plural luver, definite plural luvene)

1. alternative spelling of lue

Scots

Alternative forms

• lue

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English lufe (compare Southern love).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʌv], [løːv], [lev], [liv], [lɪv]

Noun

luve (uncountable)

1. love
   • 1794, Robert Burns, A Red, Red Rose:

     And fare thee weel, my only Luve

     And fare you well, my only Love

Derived terms

Derived terms

• luesome (“loveable, pleasant, righteous, just”)
• luveanenty (“dear me!, good gracious!, Lord defend thee!”)
• luve-bairn (“illegitimate child”)
• luve blink (“loving look”)
• luvie (“sweetheart, lover”)

Verb

luve (third-person singular simple present luves, present participle luvin, simple past luved, past participle luved)

1. to love

   Wha dis Saurah luve?

   Whom does Sarah love?

   • 1983, William Lorimer, transl., The New Testament in Scots, Edinburgh: Canongate, published 2001, →ISBN, →OCLC, John 3:16:

     For God sae luved the warld at he gíed his ae an ane Son, at ilkane at belíeves in him mayna perish but hae eternal life.

     Because God loved the world so much, he gave his own begotten son, so anyone that believes in him won't perish, but has eternal life.

Derived terms

• luver (“lover”)