eldertongue

Old English · noun

lufiend

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong nd-stem
IPA
/ˈlu.fi.end/
[ˈlu.vi.end]
Syllables
ˈlu · fi · end (3 syllables)
Modern English
lover

Meaning

  1. lover

    Iċ hæbbe ōðerne lufiend...

    I have another lover...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Agnes, Virgin"

Declension

Declension of lufiend
SingularPlural
Nominative lufiendlufiendlufiendelufiendas
Accusative lufiendlufiendlufiendelufiendas
Genitive lufiendeslufiendra
Dative lufiendelufiendum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From lufian + -end.

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