"amorous" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌamuˈruːs/, /ˈamurus/, /ˌaməˈruːs/, /ˈamərus/ Forms: amerous [alternative], amerouse [alternative], amerowse [alternative], amerus [alternative], amirous [alternative], amoros [alternative], amorows [alternative], amourous [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French amoros, from Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus; equivalent to amour + -ous. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|amoros}} Borrowed from Old French amoros, {{der|enm|la-vul|*amōrōsus}} Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus, {{af|enm|amour|-ous}} amour + -ous Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} amorous, {{enm-adj}} amorous
  1. Amorous, loving (inclined to love or sex)
    Sense id: en-amorous-enm-adj-MzAWJP9H Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Love, Sex Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 9 20 8 5 13 17 20 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 22 10 3 17 19 20 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 11 2 20 21 22 3 Disambiguation of Love: 32 32 35 2 Disambiguation of Sex: 100 0 0 0
  2. Amorous, loving (indicating or related to love or lust)
    Sense id: en-amorous-enm-adj-~Ve5Hks3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Love Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 21 11 5 8 17 21 6 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 9 20 8 5 13 17 20 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 22 10 3 17 19 20 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 11 2 20 21 22 3 Disambiguation of Love: 32 32 35 2
  3. Amorous, enamoured; in love or lovestruck.
    Sense id: en-amorous-enm-adj-cK8f~vWl Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Love Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 21 11 5 8 17 21 6 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ous: 9 20 8 5 13 17 20 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 22 10 3 17 19 20 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 11 2 20 21 22 3 Disambiguation of Love: 32 32 35 2
  4. (rare, by extension) Passionate, caring, kind. Tags: broadly, rare
    Sense id: en-amorous-enm-adj-kYYeHOvw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amorously

Alternative forms

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