lufian

== Middle English == === Verb === lufian (Early Middle English) alternative form of loven (“to love”) == Old English == === Alternative forms === lufġean === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *lubōn, derived from the noun *lubu (“love”). Equivalent to lufu +‎ -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian luvia, Old High German lubōn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlu.fi.ɑn/, [ˈlu.vi.ɑn] Rhymes: -u.fi.ɑn === Verb === lufian to love c. 992, Ælfric, "The Second Sunday After Easter" c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:5 c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 21:17 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ġelufian lufiend ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: loven, lofe, love, lovye, lovyen, lowen, lufe, lufen, luffe, luve, loviȝe, lovin, lufian, lufiæn, lufiȝe, lufiȝen, luvan, luven, luvie, luvien, luviȝe, luviȝen, luvyen (Early Middle English), lufenn (Ormulum)English: loveScots: luve