luflice

Old English

Etymology

From luflīċ (“lovely, amiable”) +‎ -e or lufu (“love”) +‎ -līċe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlufˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈluvˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

luflīċe

1. amiably, kindly

Descendants

• Middle English: lovely, loffely, loveli, loveliche, lovelych, lovelyche, lovelye, lufly, luflych, luveli; luveliche, luve-like (Early Middle English)
  • English: lovely