luf-rǣdenn

luf-rǣdenn, f.n: love. (LUV-RAE-den / ˈlʌv-ˌræː-dɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a man embracing a woman as she reaches an arm towards him; people stand in a group around them watching, while a couple on the right is cheek to cheek as if about to kiss.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 12v. [bl.uk]

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