lufestice

Old English

Alternative forms
  • lubestiċa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lubistikō, *lubistik, from Latin levisticum (“lovage”), with folk-etymological alteration after lufu (“love”) and stiċe (“stitch”): literally “love-stitch”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.feˌsti.t͡ʃe/, [ˈlu.veˌsti.t͡ʃe]

Noun

lufestiċe f (nominative plural lufestiċas)

  1. lovage

Declension
Declension of lufestice (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lufestiċe lufestiċas
accusative lufestiċe lufestiċas
genitive lufestiċes lufestiċa
dative lufestiċe lufestiċum

Descendants
  • Middle English: lufestice, lubestice, luvestiche, luvestike
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