luferent

Middle Scots

Alternative forms

• lufrent, luferand, lufferand, luifrent

Etymology

From Northern Middle English lufredene, lufredyn, from Old English lufrǣden.

Noun

luferent (uncountable)

1. amity, devotion, friendship, love affection (the state or condition of loving or of being loved)
2. sexual love

References

• “luferent”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.