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Old English · verb

lufian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈlu.fi.ɑn/
[ˈlu.vi.ɑn]
Syllables: ˈlu · fi · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: love

Meaning

to love

Ġif þū wille bēon ġelufod, lufa.

If you want to be loved, love.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lufian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	lufiġe	lufode
2nd singular	lufast	lufodest
3rd singular	lufaþ	lufode
Plural	lufiaþ	lufodon
Subjunctive
Singular	lufiġe	lufode
Plural	lufiġen	lufoden

Non-finite forms of lufian
	Form
Infinitive	lufian
Inflected infinitive	lufienne
Imperative singular	lufa
Imperative plural	lufiaþ
Present participle	lufiende
Past participle	lufod ġelufod

All forms (15)

lufiġe
lufode
lufast
lufodest
lufaþ
lufiaþ
lufodon
lufiġen
lufoden
lufian
lufienne
lufa
lufiende
lufod
ġelufod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lubōn, derived from the noun *lubu (“love”). Equivalent to lufu + -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian luvia, Old High German lubōn.

Descendants

love

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