leof – Old English noun declension

Noun: leof
Gender:

Nominative

Singular	lēof
Plural	lēofas

Genitive

Singular	lēofes
Plural	lēofa

Dative

Singular	lēofe
Plural	lēofum

Accusative

Singular	lēof
Plural	lēofas

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like leof

leafwyrm, leactric, leoþcræft, leodstefn, leof, leap, leoþsang,

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leubaz (“dear, beloved”). Cognate with Old Frisian liāf, Old Saxon liof, Old High German liob, Old Norse ljúfr, Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 (liufs). Non-Germanic cognates include Polish luby (“dear, beloved”). Related to lufu (“love”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'ljúfr'.

Verbs referencing "leof"

Middle English Nouns leofmon.