"lovesom" meaning in Middle English

See lovesom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈluv(ə)sum/, /ˈlu(f)sum/, /ˈloː-/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English lufsum; equivalent to love (“love”) + -som. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|lufsum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English lufsum, {{inh+|enm|ang|lufsum}} Inherited from Old English lufsum, {{af|enm|love|-som|id1=love|t1=love}} love (“love”) + -som Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} lovesom, {{enm-adj}} lovesom Forms: lofesum [alternative], lofsom [alternative], loovesum [alternative], lossom [alternative], lossum [alternative], lovesome [alternative], lovesum [alternative], lussum [alternative], luvesum [alternative], luffsum [alternative, Northern], lufsom [alternative, Northern], lufsome [alternative, Northern], lufsoum [alternative, Northern], luffsumm [alternative, Early-Middle-English], lufsum [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. Lovely, attractive, pleasing. Synonyms: lovely
    Sense id: en-lovesom-enm-adj-nCorxXek Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -som, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Appearance, Love Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 18 34 13 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -som: 35 15 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 20 31 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Appearance: 57 6 30 6 Disambiguation of Love: 24 2 40 35
  2. Wonderful, brilliant, marvelous.
    Sense id: en-lovesom-enm-adj-GqShu92S Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -som, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 18 34 13 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -som: 35 15 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 20 31 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 26 24
  3. Friendly, affectionate (providing love) Synonyms: lovable, lovely
    Sense id: en-lovesom-enm-adj-Wj2yaF3n Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -som, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Love Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 18 34 13 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -som: 35 15 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 20 31 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Love: 24 2 40 35
  4. (rare) Lovable (deserving love) Tags: rare Synonyms: lovable
    Sense id: en-lovesom-enm-adj-v0ciYiO3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -som, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Love Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 35 18 34 13 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -som: 35 15 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 20 31 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Love: 24 2 40 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lovesumnes

Alternative forms

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