valentine – Formerly a person chosen as a sweetheart or special friend, named for either of two Italian saints. More…
bully – First meant lover or sweetheart, then fine fellow, then blusterer, then “person who harms or threatens weaker people.” More…
leman – An old word for “sweetheart, lover.” More…
piggesnye – An old term of endearment for one’s sweetheart, literally “a darling pig’s eye.” More…