No, "lover" meant a person to whom one had an attraction, rather than a sexual relationship. In some parts of England, local dialect used "my lover" to address anyone in a friendly way, not only people who *were* your lover. "Where are you off to, my lover?" Sort of the same way people might say, "pal," nowadays. Very regional usage, though. -- LJG Discussion board

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Date Posted: 14:52:52 10/29/07 Mon
Author: maddiej
Subject: No, "lover" meant a person to whom one had an attraction, rather than a sexual relationship. In some parts of England, local dialect used "my lover" to address anyone in a friendly way, not only people who *were* your lover. "Where are you off to, my lover?" Sort of the same way people might say, "pal," nowadays. Very regional usage, though.
In reply to: pamelalass 's message, "Verra intriguing, Oleander. I canna guess your theme yet, but I do love this unbearably brief exchange between John and Olivia. He could have stuck with social niceties, but instead gives her honesty -- the truth, though perhaps not the whole truth. In this case, he gives her the most honest answer it is possible for him to offer, without endangering himself and others. Do you think his use of the word "lover" had the same explicit sexual meaning that it does now? Even with Olivia assuming he's speaking of a woman, it suggests a wonderfully intimate frankness between them, for a man to speak so directly about a sexual relationship, to a female relative not his wife." on 14:56:14 10/28/07 Sun

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