🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Liebesknoten

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Liebesknoten

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Love-Knot/lʌv nɒt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie trug eine schöne Liebesknoten-Halskette."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A decorative knot symbolizing love or affection, often used in jewelry or as a motif in art.

    "She wore a beautiful love-knot pendant around her neck."
  2. 2

    A term used to describe a bond or connection between two people, often in a romantic context.

    "Their relationship was a true love-knot, intertwined and strong."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'love-knot' combines 'love', derived from Old English 'lufu', meaning affection or strong attachment, and 'knot', from Old Norse 'knottr', referring to a fastening or tie. Historically, love-knots symbolize the binding of two people in affection, often represented in art and literature since the medieval era.

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