lofe

== English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle English lofe, lof (“praise, price”), from Old English lof (“praise, glory, repute, song of praise, hymn”), from Proto-West Germanic *lob, from Proto-Germanic *lubą (“praise, permission”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, like”) (and thence a distant cognate of English love). Cognate with Scots lofe (“an offer”), North Frisian lof (“praise”), Dutch lof (“praise, glory, commendation”), German Lob (“praise, commendation, tribute”), Icelandic lof (“praise”). For semantic development, perhaps compare etymology of praise and its senses. ==== Alternative forms ==== loff, loave ==== Noun ==== lofe (plural lofes) (West Midlands and Northern England) An offer; choice; an opportunity; chance. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English loven (“to praise, set a price on”), from Old English lofian (“to praise, exalt, appraise, value, set a price on”), from Proto-West Germanic *lobōn, from Proto-Germanic *lubōną (“to praise, vow”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, like”). Cognate with Scots loave (“to offer at a price”), North Frisian lowe (“to vow, swear”), Dutch loven (“to praise, bless, commend”), German loben (“to praise, laud, commend”), Icelandic lofa (“to promise, praise, allow”). ==== Alternative forms ==== loff, loave, love ==== Verb ==== lofe (third-person singular simple present lofes, present participle lofing, simple past and past participle lofed) (transitive, UK dialectal or obsolete) To praise; commend. (transitive, West Midlands and Northern England) To offer; offer at a price; expose for sale. ===== Related terms ===== === References === Wright, Joseph (1902), The English Dialect Dictionary‎[3], volume 3, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 640 === Anagrams === floe == French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: lofent, lofes === Verb === lofe inflection of lofer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== lofe alternative spelling of lof === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== lofe alternative form of love (“love”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== lofe alternative form of loven (“to love”) == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlo.fe/, [ˈlo.ve] Rhymes: -o.fe IPA(key): /ˈloː.fe/, [ˈloː.ve] Rhymes: -oː.fe === Noun === lofe dative singular of lof === Noun === lōfe dative singular of lōf