EuroHiT/Love
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Definition of the Concept: Although there are sometimes distinctive words for various aspects of love (agape, eros, philia), it is more generally true that the same word is used, any distinction depending upon the context.
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Czech edit
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1 | láska | ON elska and els-hugi | sb. | ... | Buck |
2 | milovati | ... | vb., cf. sb. milý | ... | Buck |
3 | libiti se | ... | vb., impers. 'be pleasing' | once general Slavic, but partly replaced | Buck |
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Danish edit
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1 | kœrlighed | since ODan. kœrleg | sb., general | early borrowing fr. an old form of Fr. cher; hence ON kœrleikr | Buck |
2 | elskov | ... | sb.; for 'dear' as an affectionate term of adress elsket; vb. elske | ON elska | Buck |
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1 | liefde | since ODu. | sb., general; adj. lief | cf. OHG liubī | Buck |
2 | minne, beminnen | since ODu. | sb., esp. of sexual love, and by 1500 no longer decent and hence taboo, but revived again in poetic language in the late 18th century | OHG minna | Buck |
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English edit
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1 | love | since OE sb. lufu, vb. lufian; ME sb. love, vb. lovie | general, cf. adj. OEleof, MEleve, NElief | ... | Buck |
2 | frēod | only OE | sb., vb. frēon; | cf. NHG freien 'woo' | Buck |
3 | wyn | only OE | sb. 'love, charm', but common only in the personified 'Venus' vb. wyscan 'wish' | Lat. venus | Buck |
4 | ēst | only OE | sb. 'favor, grace', vb. unnan 'grant, wish' | ON āst | Buck |
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whore since OE hōre; pejorative for a 'prostitute'< Lat. cāritās (Buck)
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French edit
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1 | amour | since OF | general; sb., vb. aimer | Lat. sb. amor, vb., amāre | Buck |
2 | avoir cher | since OF | vb., lit. 'hold dear' | Lat. bene velle alicui | Buck |
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Frisian edit
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1 | Liebe | since OHG sb. liubī, vb. liubōn; MHG sb. liebe, vb. lieben | sb., general, vb. lieben | ... | Buck |
2 | Minne | since OHG sb. minna, vb. minn(e)ōn, MHG, NHG minnen | esp. of sexual love, and by 1500 no longer decent and hence taboo, but revived again in poetic language in the late 18th century | ... | Buck |
3 | Wonne | since OE sb. wunna, vb. wunscan | lit., reference to the personified Venus | Lat venus | Buck |
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Hure since OHG huora; pejorative for a 'prostitute'< Lat cāritās (Buck)
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1 | grādh | since OIr grād | general | orig. dub., perh. loanword fr. Lat. grātum 'favor' in phrases like grātum facere alicui | Buck |
2 | searc | since OIr serc | now mostly poetic | etym. dub., perh. *ser-k- beside *ser-t-, W. serth 'obscene' | Buck |
3 | cin | since OIr cion | esp. fondness, esteem | Skt. canas- 'delight' | Buck |
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1 | amore | since OIt. | sb. general, vb. amare | Lat. sb. amor, vb. amāre | Buck |
2 | bene voler | since OIt. | vb. 'wish well', more popular expression | Lat. vene velle alicui | Buck |
3 | caro | since OIt. | adj. | Lat. cārus | Buck |
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Lithuanian edit
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1 | meilė | ... | sb., general, vb. mylėti, adj. mielas | prob. fr. the root *mei- in Skt. mayas- 'delight, joy'; Lat. mītis 'mild, gentle' | Buck |
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Polish edit
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1 | milość | ... | sb. general | prob. fr. the root *mei- in Skt. mayas- 'delight, joy', Lat. mītis 'mild, gentle' | Buck |
2 | kochać | ... | vb. general | cf. Boh. kochati 'fondle' | Buck |
3 | lubić | ... | vb. 'be fond of, like', adj. łasy 'hankering, greedy' | ... | Buck |
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Spanish edit
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1 | amor | since OSp. | sb. general, vb. amar | Lat. sb. amor, vb. amāre | Buck |
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Swedish edit
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1 | kärlek | since OSW. kœrlek | sb. general | ON kœrr, early borrowing fr. an old form of Fr. cher | Buck |
2 | älskog | since OSW. | sb., vb. älska | ON elska | Buck |
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(Cf. also the guidelines for the EuroHiT Project.)