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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):
- Friendly, affectionate (providing love)
- Synonyms: lovable, lovely
- (rare) Lovable (deserving love)
- Synonym: lovable
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