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
-
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 -
house, building
Declension · strong a-stem
hof2 · noun · masculine
Senses
-
a hoof
Declension · strong a-stem
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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