eldertongue

Old English · noun

hof

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/xof/
[hof]
Syllables
xof (1 syllable)
Modern English
hoofcourthovelhall

hof1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. court, hall

    Þǣr wæs timbred on Beles dagum þǣs cinges ⁊ Iobes templ of īsernum ġeweorcum ⁊ of ǣrenum ġeworht. ⁊ on þǣre ylcan stōwe is ēast þanon ēac ōðer templ sunnan hāliġ tō þām is sum ġeþungen ⁊ ġedēfe sacerd tō ġesett, ⁊ hē ðā hofa ġehealdeð ⁊ beġȳmeþ.

    There was built in the days of king Belus a temple of Jove, made of iron and of brass. And in the same place to the east, there is another temple that is sacred to the sun, which a pious and gentle priest occupies; and he cares for and looks after the halls.

    Wonders of the East
  2. house, building

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of hof
SingularPlural
Nominative hofhofu
Accusative hofhofu
Genitive hofeshofa
Dative hofehofum

hof2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. a hoof

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of hof
SingularPlural
Nominative hōfhōfas
Accusative hōfhōfas
Genitive hōfeshōfa
Dative hōfehōfum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós Proto-Germanic *hōfaz Proto-West Germanic *hōf Old English hof Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hōf, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz.

Descendants

hovel, hoof

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