lov

lov

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lopi.

• Wiktionary's coverage of Lopi terms

• IPA^(key): [ˈlof]

Inherited from Old Czech lov, from Proto-Slavic *lovъ, verbal noun of lovit. Cognates include Russian лов (lov).

lov m inan

1. hunt
2. hunting

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lov

1. second-person singular imperative of lovit

• “lov”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “lov”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “lov”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

• vol

From Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, plural of lag (“layer”). Doublet of lag and lav. English law is borrowed from Old Norse.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔv/, [ˈlɒw]

lov c (singular definite loven, plural indefinite love)

1. law

• grundlov
• lovlig
• lovmæssig

• Norwegian Bokmål: lov

• “lov,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔv/, [ˈlɒw]

lov c (uninflected)

1. permission

   have lov (af nogen) (til at) ...

   have permission (from someone) (to) ...

   give (nogen) lov

   give (someone) permission

   få lov (af nogen)

   receive permission (from someone)

   bede (nogen) om lov (til at ...)

   ask (someone) for permission (to ...)

Restricted to certain grammatical contexts -- for example jeg har hans tilladelse ("I have his permission"), but jeg har lov af ham, not *jeg har hans lov.

• “lov,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

lov c or n (singular definite loven or lovet, not used in plural form)

1. (dated) praise

• gudskelov
• lovord
• lovprise
• lovsynge
• lovtale

• “lov,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːˀv/, [ˈlɔˀw], [lɔwˀ]
• Homophone: låg

lov

1. imperative of love

lov 

1. to vomit

Derived from English love.

• IPA^(key): /lov/

lov

1. to love
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Ruoman 12:10:

     Lov unu wan aneda laik breda an sista an unu fi aalwiez put unu breda an sista bifuo unuself.

     Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.

• lov at majstro.com

Perso-Arabic		لُو

• (Xaltâbâdî) IPA^(key): [lɔu̯]

lov (definite accusative lovı, plural lovlar)

1. Alternative form of ləb (“lip”)

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN

• loff, lóff (Classical Milanese orthography)

From Latin lupus. Cognate with Piedmontese luv, Ligurian lô, Venetan lovo, Emilian låuv, Friulian lôf, among others.

• (Western Lombard) IPA^(key): /luf/, /luːf/

lov m (invariable, feminine lova)

1. (Noeuva Ortografia Lombarda) wolf

• IPA^(key): /loːʋ/

From Danish lov (“law”), of Old Danish logh (“law”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”), plural of lag (“layer”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation, law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).

lov m (definite singular loven, indefinite plural lover, definite plural lovene)

1. law

lov

1. imperative of love

• “lov” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /loːʋ/

From Old Norse lǫg, nominative and accusative plural of lag. Influenced by Danish lov.

• Log, Lov, log (defunct spellings)

lov m or f (definite singular loven or lova, indefinite plural lovar or lover, definite plural lovane or lovene)

1. law

From Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

• Lov (obsolete capitalization)

lov n (definite singular lovet, indefinite plural lov, definite plural lova)

1. permit, consent
2. promise
3. permission, leave
4. praise
5. repute

• (allowing): løyve
• (praise): pris, ros, skryt

• ljuv
• lova, love
• løyva, løyve
• løyve n

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lov

1. imperative of lova

• “lov” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• vol

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lovъ.

• IPA^(key): /lôːʋ/

lȏv m (Cyrillic spelling ло̑в)

1. hunt, hunting
2. chase, pursuit
3. catch, haul

• “lov”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

• IPA^(key): [lɔf]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lovъ, verbal noun of loviť. Cognates include Russian лов (lov).

lov m inan

1. hunt
2. hunting

• loviť
• lovec
• úlovok

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lov

1. second-person singular imperative of loviť

• vol

From Old Swedish lof, from Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

• lof (obsolete since 1906)

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /loːv/
• Rhymes: -oːv

lov c or n

1. permission

   att fråga om lov

   to ask permission

   Jag har fått lov att vara ledig idag

   I have got permission to be off today

2. break, vacation, holiday (from school) n

   sommarlov

   summer break

   Vi har lov nästa vecka

   We have next week off

3. praise n

A break between classes is a rast.

From Dutch loef.

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /luːv/

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lov ?

1. a turn, a round c

• lova
• lovlig

Svensk etymologisk ordbok

• lov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lov in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lov in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)