Obs. Forms: 4 luffe-, luve-, 4–5 love-word. [f. LOF + WORD. The forms show a confusion with LOVE sb.1 Praise.
a. 1300. Cursor M., 2545. Mikel it was þat luffeword þan þat abram gat o mani man. Ibid., 10614. Sua wex hir loueword and hir fame. Ibid., 28383. I … to gleumen cald and to ioglere, In tent þai suld me luueworde bere.
