lover

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[edit] English

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  • lovyer (dialectal or obsolete)

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From Middle English lover, lovyere, derivative of loven, lovien (to love), equivalent to love +‎ -er.

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lover (plural lovers)

  1. A person who loves another person, a sweetheart.
  2. A sexual partner.
  3. A person who loves something; connoisseur.

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From Middle Dutch lover, originally the plural of loof. As with other words with plurals in -er, eventually this was substituted with -eren, creating loveren. This new plural was then reanalysed as a separate noun and a new singular form lover was back-formed from it.

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lover n. (plural lovers, diminutive lovertje)

  1. foliage

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[edit] French

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Probably from Low German lofen, lufen.

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lover

  1. (reflexive) to coil up, wind up; to curl up

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lover (plural lovers)

  1. lover
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