lufestice

== Old English == === Alternative forms === lubestiċa === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *lubistikō, *lubistik, from Latin levisticum (“lovage”), with folk-etymological alteration after lufu (“love”) and stiċe (“stitch”): literally “love-stitch”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlu.feˌsti.t͡ʃe/, [ˈlu.veˌsti.t͡ʃe] === Noun === lufestiċe f (nominative plural lufestiċas) lovage ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: lufestice, lubestice, luvestiche, luvestike