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The OED dates the love-striking sense (its sense 8) to 1665. I suppose it comes from a jocular use of sense 6: "To infect, imbue, impress, strike suddenly or strongly with some feeling or sentiment. Chiefly in pa. pple. ME.", the quotation for which is still negative: "Wit strang dred he smiton was."
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted love or hate? boronia 12/05/03 05:48 PM Re: love or hate? wwh 12/05/03 06:19 PM Re: love or hate? Zed 12/05/03 07:34 PM Re: love or hate? wwh 12/05/03 08:35 PM Re: love or hate? Faldage 12/05/03 11:19 PM Re: love or hate? Jackie 12/06/03 04:01 AM Re: love or hate? Jenet 12/06/03 07:56 AM smutty smooching Jenet 12/06/03 07:59 AM Re: smutty smooching consuelo 12/06/03 12:17 PM Re: love or hate? wwh 12/06/03 01:53 PM
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