lof

See also: löf and lôf

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mapudungun lof (“community”).

Noun

lof (plural lofs)

1. Community, tribe: basic social organization of the Mapuche, Huilliche, and Picunche peoples, a (familial) clan which recognizes the authority of a lonco.

Anagrams

• FOL, Flo, flo', fol., olf

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lof, from Middle Dutch lof, from Old Dutch lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔf/

Noun

lof (uncountable)

1. praise

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔf/

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• Hyphenation: lof
• Rhymes: -ɔf

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch lof, from Old Dutch lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love”).

Noun

lof m (uncountable)

1. praise

   Antonym: blaam

Derived terms

• loflied
• lofprijzen
• lofzang

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lof

Etymology 2

Clipping of witlof, related to loof.

Noun

lof n (uncountable)

1. Clipping of witlof (“chicory”).

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Mapudungun

Noun

lof

1. community

Synonyms

• lofche or lofce

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love”).

Noun

lof m or n

1. praise
2. prestige

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: lof

Further reading

• “lof”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lof (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English lof (“praise, glory, song of praise, hymn”), from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

Alternative forms

• lofe, love

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔf/

Noun

lof

1. praise, glory
   • a. 1225, “In Dominica Palmarum”, in Morris, Richard, editor, Old English Homilies and Homiletic Treatises‎^[1], published 1868, page 7:

     Drihten, þu dest þe lof of milc drinkende childre muðe.

     Lord, out of milk-drinking children's mouths thou bringest forth praise.
2. price, value
3. reputation, honour

Descendants

• English: lofe
• Scots: lof, loif, lowe, loff

References

• “lō̆f, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2017-05-17.

Etymology 2

From Old English hlāf (“bread, loaf, morsel”), form Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz.

Alternative forms

• lofe, love, loof, loff, looffe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔːf/

Noun

lof

2. A loaf or portion of bread.
3. Bread in general.

Descendants

• English: loaf
• Scots: laif

References

• “lōf, (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-02-07.

Etymology 3

From Old English lōf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /loːf/

Noun

lof

1. A set of tongs.

References

• “lōf, (n.(3))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-02-07.

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Norman

Etymology

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Noun

lof m (plural lofs)

1. (Jersey, nautical) luff

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *lubą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love”). Cognate with Old Saxon lof, Dutch lof, Old High German lob (German Lob), Old Norse lof (Swedish lov). Related to lēof, lufu, lofian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lof/

Noun

lof n

1. praise, glory
2. song of praise, hymn

Declension

Declension of lof (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lof	lofu
accusative	lof	lofu
genitive	lofes	lofa
dative	lofe	lofum

Derived terms

• lofdǣd

Descendants

• Middle English: lof, lofe, love
  • English: lofe
  • Scots: lof, loif, lowe, loff

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *lōfô. Cognate with Icelandic lófi, Gothic 𐌻𐍉𐍆𐌰 (lōfa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːf/

Noun

lōf m (nominative plural lōfas)

1. (anatomy) the palm of the hand
   • (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Hæfde sigora weard on þam wangstede wǣre betolden lēofne lēodfruman mid lōfe sīnum […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of lof (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lōf	lōfas
accusative	lōf	lōfas
genitive	lōfes	lōfa
dative	lōfe	lōfum

Related terms

• glōf

Descendants

• Middle English: lofe, loofe, love, loove
  • English: loof
  • Scots: lufe, luif

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Old Norse

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *lubą (“praise”), whence also German Lob. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love”).

Noun

lof n

1. praise
2. leave, permission
3. (plural only) license

   þeir skulu ráða lǫgum ok lofum

   the administration rests with them

Declension

  Declension of lof (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lof	lofit	lof	lofin
accusative	lof	lofit	lof	lofin
dative	lofi	lofinu	lofum	lofunum
genitive	lofs	lofsins	lofa	lofanna

Related terms

• ljúfr (“dear, beloved”)
• leyfa (“to permit”)
• leyfi n (“permission”)

Derived terms

• almannalof n (“universal praise”)
• alþýðalof n (“general praise”)
• eyrnalof n (“vain praise”)
• fagnaðarlof n (“praise from a joyous heart”)
• lofa (“to praise”)
• lofdrápa f (“laudatory poem”)
• lofgjarn (“eager for praise”)
• lofgjarnligr (“laudatory”)
• lofgørð f (“praise”)
• lofkvæði n (“encomium”)
• lofligr (“laudatory; praiseworthy”)
• loforð n (“leave, permission”)
• lofsamliga (“gloriously”)
• lofsamligr (“glorious”)
• lofsemd f (“laudation”)
• lofsorð n (“praise”)
• lofsæla f (“esteem, fame”)
• lofsæll (“glorious, famous”)
• lofsǫngr m (“song of praise”)
• orlof n (“permission”)
• orðlof n (“praise”)

 

Descendants

• Icelandic: lof
• Faroese: lov
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lov
• Norwegian Bokmål: lov
• Old Swedish: lof
  • Swedish: lov
• Danish: lov

References

• “lof”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Swedish

Noun

lof c or n

1. Obsolete spelling of lov (“permission”).