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1701 Etymology dictionary, p. knowledge (n.).3
… "sexual intercourse" is from c. 1400. Middle English also had a verb form, knoulechen "acknowledge" (c. 1200), later "find out about; recognize," and "to have sexual intercourse …
1702 Etymology dictionary, p. lead (n.1).4
… male sexual) vigor," attested by 1902. White lead (1560s) was an old name for "tin."
1703 Etymology dictionary, p. lech (n.2).2
"yen, strong desire" (especially sexual and sometimes implying perversion), 1796, variant of letch, but according to OED "now regarded as a back-formation" from lecher. Meaning "a lecher" is by 1943. As a verb by 1911. Related: Leched; leching .
1704 Etymology dictionary, p. lecher (n.).2
… sexual indulgence," late 12c., from Old French lecheor (Modern French lécheur ) "one living a life of debauchery," especially "one given to sexual indulgence …
1705 Etymology dictionary, p. lesbian (adj.).5
… implied "sexual initiative and shamelessness" among women (especially fellatio), but not necessarily female homosexuality, and they did not differentiate …
1706 Etymology dictionary, p. *leubh-.4
… ; romantic sexual attraction," German Liebe "love," Gothic liufs "dear, beloved."
1707 Etymology dictionary, p. libido (n.).2
… with sexual instinct," 1892, carried over untranslated in English edition of Krafft-Ebing's "Psychopathia Sexualis"; and used in 1909 in A.A. Brill's translation …
1708 Etymology dictionary, p. lie (v.2).3
… with sexual implications, as in lie with "have sexual intercourse" (c. 1300), and compare Old English licgan mid "cohabit with." To lie in "be brought to childbed" is …
1709 Etymology dictionary, p. loin (n.).3
… of sexual faculty and a symbol of strength. Related: Loins .
1710 Etymology dictionary, p. Lolita.3
… or sexualized in favor of appearing cute and innocent.
1711 Etymology dictionary, p. love (n.).2
… ; romantic sexual attraction; affection; friendliness; the love of God; Love as an abstraction or personification," from Proto-Germanic *lubo (source also of …
1712 Etymology dictionary, p. loving (n.).2
"love, friendship," also "sexual love," late 14c., verbal noun from love (v.).
1713 Etymology dictionary, p. lustful (adj.).2
… immoderate sexual desire from 1570s. Related: Lustfully; lustfulness. Formerly also "vigorous" (1560s), a sense now given to lusty. Middle English also had lustsome …
1714 Etymology dictionary, p. lust (n.).3
… "sinful sexual desire, degrading animal passion" (now the main meaning) developed in late Old English from the word's use in Bible translations (such as lusts …
1715 Etymology dictionary, p. lust (v.).2
… , especially sexual, desire (for or after)" is first attested 1520s in biblical use. Related: Lusted; lusting .
1716 Etymology dictionary, p. lustless (adj.).2
early 14c., "wanting vigor or energy," from lust (n.) + -less. From 1580s as "wanting sexual appetite."
1717 Etymology dictionary, p. luxury (n.).2
… . 1300, "sexual intercourse;" mid-14c., "lasciviousness, sinful self-indulgence;" late 14c., "sensual pleasure," from Old French luxurie "debauchery, dissoluteness …
1718 Etymology dictionary, p. lynch (v.).3
… alleged sexual assaults of white women). This shift in use seems due in part to the work of African-American journalist and activist Ida B. Wells. Lynch mob is …
1719 Etymology dictionary, p. maculation (n.).2
… ., maculacioun, "sexual defilement, sinning," from Latin maculationem (nominative maculatio ) "a spotting," noun of action from past-participle stem of maculare …
1720 Etymology dictionary, p. maiden (n.).2
… womanhood, sexually inexperienced female" (source also of Old Saxon magath, Old Frisian maged, Old High German magad "virgin, maid," German Magd "maid, maidservant …