asthoren.
/əsˈθɔː/, /əˈstɔː/, U.S. /əsˈθɔr/, /əˈstɔr/, Irish English /əˈsθɒːr/ Anglo-Irish.
My treasure; (my) darling.
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the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun]
darlingc888
the apple of a person's eyeeOE
lief971
light of one's eye(s)OE
lovedOE
my lifelOE
lovec1225
druta1240
chere1297
sweetc1330
popelotc1390
likinga1393
oninga1400
onlepya1400
belovedc1430
well-beloved1447
heart-rootc1460
deara1500
delicate1531
belove1534
leefkyn1540
one and only1551
fondling1580
dearing1601
precious1602
loveling1606
dotey1663
lovee1753
passion1783
mavourneen1800
dote1809
treasure1844
seraph1853
sloe1884
darlint1888
asthore1894
darl1930
1894 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Real Charlotte III. xli. 132 Come in out o' the rain, asthore.
a1896 J. Todhunter in E. A. Sharp Lyra Celtica (1896) 170 Sure it's our complaint that's on us, asthore, this day.
1897 ‘M. Ross’ & E. O. Somerville Silver Fox v. 64 ‘Oh, asthoreen,’ wailed his mother... ‘Take the cup o' tay, asthore, don't be talkin' that way.’
1906 A. P. Graves in C. V. Stanford Nat. Song Bk. 156 I've found my bonny babe a nest On Slumber Tree: I'll rock you there to rosy rest, Astore Machree!
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