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 lufestiċe (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