- beloved (adj.)
- late 14c., from past participle of verb belove (c. 1200), from be- + loven "to love" (see love (v.)). Noun meaning "one who is beloved" is from 1520s.
- unloved (adj.)
- late 14c., from un- (1) "not" + past participle of love (v.). A verb, unlove (with un- (2)) is attested from late 14c. Old English unlofod meant "unpraised."
He that can love unloved again,
Hath better store of love than brain
[Robert Ayton (1570-1638)] - well-beloved (adj.)
- late 14c., from well (adv.) + beloved.