# EuroHiT/Love

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.

## Catalan
### History of Forms

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## Croatian
### History of Forms

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## Czech
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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 |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Dutch
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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 |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## English
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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 |

### Annotations

whore since OE hōre; pejorative for a 'prostitute'< Lat. cāritās (Buck)

## Estonian
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## Finnish
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## French
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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 |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Frisian
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## German
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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 |

### Annotations

Hure since OHG huora; pejorative for a 'prostitute'< Lat cāritās (Buck)

## Hungarian
### History of Forms

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## Irish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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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## Italian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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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## Ladin
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## Latvian
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## Lithuanian
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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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## Maltese
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## Norwegian
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## Occitan
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## Polish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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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## Portuguese
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## Rumantsch
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## Slovak
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## Slovenian
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## Spanish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 1 | amor | since OSp. | sb. general, vb. amar | Lat. sb. amor, vb. amāre | Buck |
| 2 | quedar | ... | more popular expression | ... | Buck |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Swedish
### History of Forms

| No. | Variants of Lexical Type | Chronological Data | Distribution | Origin | Sources |
| 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 |
| 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

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## Information on Other Languages
## Related Concepts

(Cf. also the guidelines for the EuroHiT Project.)