ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-.

Adjective

ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ)

  1. dear, beloved

Declension

Derived terms

  • ᛊᚲᛁᚦᚨᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (skiþaleubaʀ /⁠Skinþaleubaz⁠/, male personal name)

Descendants

  • Old Norse: ljúfr
    • Icelandic: ljúfur
    • Faroese: ljúvur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljuv
    • Old Swedish: liūver, liufwer
      • Swedish: ljuv, ljuf (pre-1906 spelling)
    • Old Danish: ljuv
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