Fromloven(“to love”) +‎-er, replacingOld Englishlufiend.

• lovear,lover,lovyer,lovyere,lufar,lufer,lufere,luffer

• IPA^(key): /ˈluvər(ə)/,/ˈluvjər(ə)/

lovere (pluralloveres)

1. Afriend; one who isfavorable towardssomeone orsomething:
   1. Adevoutfollower orworshipper of adeity.
   2. (rare) Adevotedfollower of aruler.
2. Alover; asexual or(less often)romanticcompanion.

• English:lover
• Scots:luver,lover

• “lǒver(e,n.(2).”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.

Fromloven(“to praise”) +‎-er.

• lufere,luffere,luver

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːvər(ə)/,/ˈlɔvər(ə)/
• (influenced by Etymology 1)IPA^(key): /ˈluv(ə)r(ə)/

lovere

1. (poetic, chiefly Northern) Apraiser oreulogist; one whopraises something.

• “lover(e,n.(3).”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.

lovere

1. Alternative form oflover

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