loveache

Middle English

Alternative forms

laveche, lofage, loufache, lovache, lovage, love ache, loveage

Etymology

A remodelling of Anglo-Norman luvasche (from Latin levisticum) as if love (“love”) +‎ ache (“ache”) or -age (“-age”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈluv(ə)ˌaːtʃ(ə)/, /ˈluvadʒ(ə)/

Noun

loveache (uncountable)

Lovage (Levisticum officinale) or a similar plant.

Descendants

English: lovage
- → Irish: luáiste
- → Korean: 러비지 (reobiji)
→ Middle Welsh: lwfaych
- Welsh: lofatsh, lofaets, llwfach

References

“lǒv-āche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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