In Old English the noun was often in plural.
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in Tertullian), pro Dei amore (6th cent.). post-classical Latin Dei causa (late 2nd cent. prō amōre studiorum for the love of studies (6th cent.). prō amōre nostro for our love, and in post-classical Latin also with a noun in the genitive, e.g. also classical Latin pro amōre, used with a possessive adjective, e.g. meā causā, meā gratiā for my sake, tuā causā, tuā gratiā for your sake) cf. honōris causā, honoris gratiā for the sake of honour, and with a pronominal adjective, e.g.
In later use only when some sense of the literal meaning is implied (chiefly in exclamations) in early use often merely idiomatic, corresponding to classical Latin causā, gratiā for the sake of (used both with a noun in the genitive, e.g. †Also for my (our, etc.) love : for my (our, etc.) sake. Frequently in emphatic declarations and exclamations, as for the love of God (see also for (also †fore) God's love at god n. (a) for the love of: for the sake of, on account of. ‘to have dear’), Old High German liobōn, liuben to make agreeable or dear, to be agreeable or dear, to desire, to do (someone) good (Middle High German lieben to make agreeable or dear, to be or become agreeable or dear, to be pleasing (to), to show kindness (to), German lieben to love, to be fond of), and also Middle Dutch liefde agreeableness, affection, friendship (Dutch liefde love), Middle Dutch lieve agreeableness, affection, friendship, love, Old High German liubī, also liuba the pleasure that one experiences for or through something, agreeableness, fondness, kindliness, goodwill (Middle High German liebe, in the same range of senses, German Liebe love) the o-grade of the same base is probably shown by leave n. and the derived verb forms Old English lēofian to be or become dear, Middle Dutch lieven to be dear (to), to please (Dutch † lieven, superseded by liefhebben to love, to cherish, lit. 2) these are probably all formed on the zero-grade of an Indo-European base, other ablaut grades of which are also widely represented in Germanic languages. (Show Less)Įtymology: Cognate with Old Frisian luve love, Old Saxon luƀa love, inclination, Old High German luba love, inclination (also in the compound muotluba, mōtluba love), and also with Gothic (weak feminine) -lubō (in brōþru-lubō brotherly love) < the same Germanic base as Old Saxon luƀig willing, pious, Old English lufen hope, Gothic lubains hope, and probably also lof n. Old English lufo (chiefly Northumbrian), Old English lufu, Old English luuu, Old English (in compounds)–Middle English luf, Old English–Middle English lufe, late Old English–Middle English luue, early Middle English leoue, early Middle English lufæ, Middle English lof, Middle English loff, Middle English loffe, Middle English lofue, Middle English louf, Middle English louo (transmission error), Middle English louue, Middle English lov, Middle English lovfe, Middle English lovue, Middle English low, Middle English lowe, Middle English lowfe, Middle English luff, Middle English luffe, Middle English lufue, Middle English 1600s lofe, Middle English (1800s– English regional and Irish English) luve, Middle English–1500s (1800s English regional ( northern) and Irish English) loove, Middle English–1600s loue, Middle English– love, late Middle English lone (transmission error), 1500s looue, 1700s–1800s luive ( English regional ( Cumberland)), 1800s– luv ( nonstandard) Scottish pre-1700 leuf, pre-1700 leuff, pre-1700 leuve, pre-1700 lof, pre-1700 lofe, pre-1700 loif, pre-1700 loiff, pre-1700 loive, pre-1700 loowe, pre-1700 lou, pre-1700 loue, pre-1700 louf, pre-1700 louve, pre-1700 lov, pre-1700 low, pre-1700 lowe, pre-1700 lowff, pre-1700 lowif, pre-1700 luf, pre-1700 lufe, pre-1700 lufee (perhaps transmission error), pre-1700 luff, pre-1700 luif, pre-1700 luife, pre-1700 luiff, pre-1700 luiffe, pre-1700 luue, pre-1700 luw, pre-1700 luwe, pre-1700 luyf, pre-1700 lwfe, pre-1700 lwff, pre-1700 lwif, pre-1700 lwife, pre-1700 1700s loove, pre-1700 1700s luffe, pre-1700 1700s luive, pre-1700 1700s– love, pre-1700 1700s– luve, pre-1700 1900s– luv.
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