To regard with affection; delight in.
To feel tender or passionate affection.
Devoted affection; tender feeling; fondness; courtship.
One who is beloved.
I say no word of love- as yet. – Rung Ho! by Talbot Mundy
Mr. Roylake, I love her. – The Guilty River by Wilkie Collins
You would love him if you did! – Donal Grant by George MacDonald