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NODE / 0002attestedMiddle English

love / luve

love, affection, beloved person

DATE
c. 1150–1500
SENSE
default
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:2:love luve:attested
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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERinheritanceestablished
Old English · before 725–c. 1150

lufu

love, affection, friendliness

SOUND
Final unstressed -u was lost; Old English intervocalic ⟨f⟩ had a voiced realization [v].
MEANING
Religious, familial, erotic, and social senses continued.
SCHOLAR
Middle English Dictionary editors
CONFIDENCE
established
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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SOURCE-REPORTEDlexical corpus recordestablished

Middle English textual corpus

The date and form are source-reported. No manuscript or inscription facsimile has been directly inspected for this record.

love dossier · recorded as love / luve
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WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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