liof

Old Saxon

adj
Definitions
  • dear, beloved

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *leubaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (love, like, hold dear, break off, desire, cut off, care, peel, rind, break, damage).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lewbʰ-

Gloss

love, like, hold dear, break off, desire, cut off, care, peel, rind, break, damage

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

好

Emoji
❤️ 🏩 👨‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👩 👰‍♀️ 💋 💌 💑 💒 💓 💕 💖 💗 💘 💝 😍 😘 😚 😻 🤟 🤰 🤱 🫂

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