"lofe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lofes [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|lofe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English lofe, {{inh+|en|enm|lofe}} Inherited from Middle English lofe, {{m|enm|lof||praise, price}} lof (“praise, price”), {{inh|en|ang|lof||praise, glory, repute, song of praise, hymn}} Old English lof (“praise, glory, repute, song of praise, hymn”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*lob}} Proto-West Germanic *lob, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*lubą||praise, permission}} Proto-Germanic *lubą (“praise, permission”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lewbʰ-||to love, like}} Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, like”), {{cog|en|love}} English love, {{cog|sco|lofe||an offer}} Scots lofe (“an offer”), {{cog|frr|lof||praise}} North Frisian lof (“praise”), {{cog|nl|lof||praise, glory, commendation}} Dutch lof (“praise, glory, commendation”), {{cog|de|Lob||praise, commendation, tribute}} German Lob (“praise, commendation, tribute”), {{cog|is|lof||praise}} Icelandic lof (“praise”), {{m|en|praise}} praise Head templates: {{en-noun}} lofe (plural lofes)
  1. (West Midlands and Northern England) An offer; choice; an opportunity; chance. Tags: Northern-England, West-Midlands
    Sense id: en-lofe-en-noun-SBjHwDKv Categories (other): Northern England English, West Midlands English, English terms with unexpected final devoicing Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected final devoicing: 30 34 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loff, loave
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: lofes [present, singular, third-person], lofing [participle, present], lofed [participle, past], lofed [past]
Etymology: table 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”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|en|to sell}} table, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|loven||to praise, set a price on|g=|g2=|g3=|id=to praise|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English loven (“to praise, set a price on”), {{inh+|en|enm|loven|id=to praise|t=to praise, set a price on}} Inherited from Middle English loven (“to praise, set a price on”), {{inh|en|ang|lofian||to praise, exalt, appraise, value, set a price on}} Old English lofian (“to praise, exalt, appraise, value, set a price on”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*lobōn}} Proto-West Germanic *lobōn, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*lubōną||to praise, vow}} Proto-Germanic *lubōną (“to praise, vow”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*lewbʰ-||to love, like}} Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, like”), {{cog|sco|loave||to offer at a price}} Scots loave (“to offer at a price”), {{cog|frr|lowe||to vow, swear}} North Frisian lowe (“to vow, swear”), {{cog|nl|loven||to praise, bless, commend}} Dutch loven (“to praise, bless, commend”), {{cog|de|loben||to praise, laud, commend}} German loben (“to praise, laud, commend”), {{cog|is|lofa||to promise, praise, allow}} Icelandic lofa (“to promise, praise, allow”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} lofe (third-person singular simple present lofes, present participle lofing, simple past and past participle lofed)
  1. (transitive, UK dialectal or obsolete) To praise; commend. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-lofe-en-verb-wKaTOKuV Categories (other): British English, English terms with unexpected final devoicing Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected final devoicing: 30 34 36
  2. (transitive, West Midlands and Northern England) To offer; offer at a price; expose for sale. Tags: Northern-England, West-Midlands, transitive
    Sense id: en-lofe-en-verb-FiR2EZwL Categories (other): Northern England English, West Midlands English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with unexpected final devoicing, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 14 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 20 51 Disambiguation of English terms with unexpected final devoicing: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 8 36 19 9 13 1 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loff, loave, love
Etymology number: 2

Verb [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} lofe
  1. inflection of lofer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-lofe-fr-verb-b0bKAHGC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. inflection of lofer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-lofe-fr-verb-ZHYTatVG

Noun [Middle English]

Forms: lofes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lofe, {{enm-noun}} lofe (plural lofes)
  1. Alternative spelling of lof Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lof
    Sense id: en-lofe-enm-noun-UkR6pq4E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} lofe
  1. Alternative form of love (“love”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: love (extra: love)
    Sense id: en-lofe-enm-noun-eqUh0b-k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} lofe
  1. Alternative form of loven (“to love”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: loven (extra: to love)
    Sense id: en-lofe-enm-verb-4fNY51cd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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