lovesom

Middle English

Alternative forms

lofesum, lofsom, loovesum, lossom, lossum, lovesome, lovesum, lussum, luvesum
luffsum, lufsom, lufsome, lufsoum (Northern)
luffsumm, lufsum (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English lufsum; equivalent to love (“love”) +‎ -som.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈluv(ə)sum/, /ˈlu(f)sum/, /ˈloː-/

Adjective

lovesom

Lovely, attractive, pleasing.
Synonym: lovely
Wonderful, brilliant, marvelous.
- c. 1300, Anonymous, "Alison" (as printed in Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900):
  With lossum chere he on me loh
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Friendly, affectionate (providing love)
Synonyms: lovable, lovely
(rare) Lovable (deserving love)
Synonym: lovable

Derived terms

lovesumnes

Descendants

English: lovesome (dialectal loosome, lossom)
Scots: lusome, loesome, loosome

References

“lǒfsǒm, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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