lufu

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.fu/, [ˈlu.vu]

Noun

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lufu f

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Swazi

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Noun

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lûfú class 11 (plural tîmfú class 10)

  1. disease

Inflection

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