Spelling stabilized around love while the short stressed vowel continued into modern English.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0001inheritanceestablished
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love
deep affection; to feel deep affection
OPEN NODE 1 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · c. 1150–1500love / luve
love, affection, beloved person
OPEN NODE 2 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
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Inherited noun and verb expanded into preference, devotion, and address.
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established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Love — Word HistoryWord History
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Modern continuation and senses.
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EDITORIAL REUSE