loof
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -uːf
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Middle English love, lufe, lofe, luf (“palm of the hand”), from Old Norse lōfi, from Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“palm of the hand; paw; oar blade, paddle”).
Noun[edit]
loof (plural loofs)
- (anatomy, now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The palm of the hand.
- (anatomy, now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Middle English lof (“a contrivance for altering a ship's course, paddle, oar”), from Middle Dutch loef (“an oar or paddle used in steering”), ultimately of the same origin as Etymology 1. Compare luff.
Noun[edit]
loof (plural loofs)
- (nautical, obsolete) A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship.
- (nautical) The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.
Etymology 3[edit]
From Egyptian Arabic لُوف (lūf).
Noun[edit]
loof (uncountable)
- The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca).
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch lôof, from Old Dutch *lōf, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą.
Noun[edit]
loof n (uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
loof
- inflection of loven:
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch *lōf, from Proto-West Germanic *laub, from Proto-Germanic *laubą.
Noun[edit]
lôof n
Inflection[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “loof”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “loof (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
loof
- Alternative form of lof (“loaf”)
- Rhymes:English/uːf
- Rhymes:English/uːf/1 syllable
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