See leof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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]
},
{
"form": "lēof",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofne",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēof",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofre",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēof",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēof",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "weak",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-adecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofa",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofe",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"neuter",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofan",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofra",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofena",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"feminine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lēofum",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"neuter",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "leaf",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "līof",
"tags": [
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]
}
],
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"1": "lēof",
"comp": "lēofra",
"sup": "lēofest",
"sup2": "lēofost",
"sup3": "lēofast"
},
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"name": "ang-adj"
}
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"lang": "Old English",
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"pos": "adj",
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{
"categories": [
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],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Knowest thou not, O George, that our gods are striving with thee, and even yet they are patient, that they may pity thee; now I exhort thee, as a beloved son, that thou altogether quit the Christians' doctrine, and quickly incline to my counsel, so that thou sacrifice to the venerable Apollo, and thou mayest so obtain great honour.",
"text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint George, Martyr\"\nNāst þū lā Geori þæt ūre godas swincað mid þē and ġit hī synd ġeþyldiġe þæt hī þe miltsion. Nū lǣre ic ðē swā swā lēofne sunu þæt ðū þæra cristenra lāre forlǣte mid ealle and tō mīnum rǣde hraðe ġebūge swā þæt ðū offriġe þām ārwurðan Appoline and þū mycelne wurðmynt miht swā beġitan.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"dear, beloved"
],
"links": [
[
"dear",
"dear"
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[
"beloved",
"beloved"
]
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/le͜oːf/"
}
],
"word": "leof"
}
{
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{
"word": "lāþ"
}
],
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"Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English masculine nouns",
"Old English nouns",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "lēoflīċ"
},
{
"word": "*lēofmann"
},
{
"word": "lēofre"
},
{
"word": "lēofwende"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "lef"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: lef, leve, lefe, leffe, life, live, luf (Southern or West Midlands)\nEnglish: lief; ⇒ livelong\nScots: lief, lee\n⇒ Yola: liveer",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: lef, leve, lefe, leffe, life, live, luf (Southern or West Midlands)\nEnglish: lief; ⇒ livelong\nScots: lief, lee\n⇒ Yola: liveer"
}
],
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"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "ine-pro",
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},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*leubaz",
"t": "dear, beloved"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "liāf"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian liāf",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "liof"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon liof",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "liob"
},
"expansion": "Old High German liob",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "ljúfr"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse ljúfr",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "got",
"2": "𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃"
},
"expansion": "Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "luby",
"3": "",
"4": "dear, beloved"
},
"expansion": "Polish luby (“dear, beloved”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *leubaz (“dear, beloved”). Cognate with Old Frisian liāf, Old Saxon liof, Old High German liob, Old Norse ljúfr, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs). Non-Germanic cognates include Polish luby (“dear, beloved”). Related to lufu (“love”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "lēof",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"masculine"
]
},
{
"form": "leaf",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "līof",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
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"3": "",
"4": "",
"5": "",
"6": "",
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"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"head": "lēof",
"head2": "",
"sort": ""
},
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"name": "head"
},
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"1": "m",
"head": "lēof"
},
"expansion": "lēof m",
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}
],
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"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"friend, loved one"
],
"links": [
[
"friend",
"friend"
],
[
"loved one",
"loved one"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"as a form of address, sir, can be applied to one or more people, regardless of gender."
],
"links": [
[
"sir",
"sir"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/le͜oːf/"
}
],
"word": "leof"
}
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