lufu

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.fu/, [ˈlu.vu]

Noun[edit]

lufu f

  1. love
    Sēo sōðe lufu nǣfre ne ātēoraþ.
    True love never fails.

Declension[edit]

Declension of lufu (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lufu lufa, lufe
accusative lufe lufa, lufe
genitive lufe lufa
dative lufe lufum

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Descendants[edit]

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

Swazi[edit]

Noun[edit]

lûfú class 11 (plural tîmfú class 10)

  1. disease

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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