"lovesom" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈluv(ə)sum/, /ˈlu(f)sum/, /ˈloː-/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English lufsum; equivalent to love (“love”) + -som. Etymology templates: {{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
  1. Lovely, attractive, pleasing. Categories (topical): Appearance, Love Synonyms: lovely
    Sense id: en-lovesom-enm-adj-nCorxXek Disambiguation of Appearance: 55 2 42 1 Disambiguation of Love: 41 1 50 8
  2. Wonderful, brilliant, marvelous.
    Sense id: en-lovesom-enm-adj-GqShu92S
  3. Friendly, affectionate (providing love) Categories (topical): Love Synonyms: lovable, lovely
    Sense id: en-lovesom-enm-adj-Wj2yaF3n Disambiguation of Love: 41 1 50 8 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: 23 19 48 11 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -som: 27 19 44 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 5 59 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 2 79 4
  4. (rare) Lovable (deserving love) Tags: rare Synonyms: lovable
    Sense id: en-lovesom-enm-adj-v0ciYiO3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lovesumnes
Synonyms: lofesum, lofsom, loovesum, lossom, lossum, lovesome, lovesum, lussum, luvesum, luffsum, lufsom, lufsome, lufsoum [Northern], luffsumm, lufsum [Early-Middle-English]

Alternative forms

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