ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

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

Adjective

ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ)

dear, beloved

Declension

feminine nominative singular – ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚢ (leubu)

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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