- lufsum
- adj loving, lovable, pleasant
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
lufsum
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Lovesome — Love some, a. [AS. lufsum.] Lovely. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lovesome — /luv seuhm/, adj. 1. inspiring love; lovely; lovable. 2. amorous; loving. [bef. 1000; ME lovesom, OE lufsum. See LOVE, SOME1] * * * … Universalium
lovesome — O.E. lufsum worthy of love, from LOVE (Cf. love) (v.) + SOME (Cf. some). Early 13c. as lovely, 1720 as amorous. An old word that might be useful in its original sense. Related: Lovesomely; lovesomeness … Etymology dictionary
