Love

"Love" in Danish

elskede

(object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart)

elskov

(euphemistic: sexual activity)

kæreste

(object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart)

kærlighed

(strong affection)

nul

(zero)

skat

(object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart)

søde

(object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart)

behøve

(to need, thrive on)

elske

(have a strong affection for)

elske

(be strongly inclined towards doing)

elske

(care about; will good for)

elske

((euphemistic): to have sex with)

elske med

((euphemistic): to have sex with)

holde af

(be strongly inclined towards doing)

kunne lide

(be strongly inclined towards doing)

lyste

(to lust for)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.