lufu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.fu/, [ˈlu.vu]

Noun

lufu f

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

Declension
Declension of lufu (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lufu lufa, lufe
accusative lufe lufa, lufe
genitive lufe lufa
dative lufe lufum

Derived terms

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

Swazi

Noun

lûfú class 11 (plural tîmfú class 10)

  1. disease

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.