"loveday" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlʌvdeɪ/ Forms: lovedays [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English loveday; equivalent to love + day. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|loveday|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English loveday, {{inh+|en|enm|loveday}} Inherited from Middle English loveday, {{compound|en|love|day}} love + day Head templates: {{en-noun}} loveday (plural lovedays)
  1. (now historical) A day appointed for a meeting intended to amicably resolve a dispute; also the meeting held on such a day. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-loveday-en-noun-gr0QbUJz Disambiguation of Love: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 3 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 4 36 28
  2. (chiefly poetical) A day devoted to love. Tags: poetic Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-loveday-en-noun-ct06l5-O Disambiguation of Love: 45 55

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈluv(ə)ˌdæi̯/ Forms: lovedayes [plural]
Etymology: From love (“love”) + day. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|love|day|id1=love|t1=love}} love (“love”) + day Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} loveday, {{enm-noun|lovedayes}} loveday (plural lovedayes)
  1. loveday (day for dispute resolution) Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-loveday-enm-noun-7sZ1KoMb Disambiguation of Love: 58 42 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 3 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 4 36 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 2 39 28
  2. (figuratively) Any time of peaceableness. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-loveday-enm-noun-yVvmluzT Disambiguation of Time: 4 96 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 3 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 4 36 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lofeday, lovedai, love-day, love day, lowe-day, lufday

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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