"lofe" meaning in English

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Noun

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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loff, loave
Etymology number: 1

Verb

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
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loff, loave, love
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An offer; choice; an opportunity; chance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "offer",
          "offer"
        ],
        [
          "choice",
          "choice"
        ],
        [
          "opportunity",
          "opportunity"
        ],
        [
          "chance",
          "chance"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(West Midlands and Northern England) An offer; choice; an opportunity; chance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England",
        "West-Midlands"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "loff"
    },
    {
      "word": "loave"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lofe"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "to sell"
      },
      "expansion": "table",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "loven",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to praise, set a price on",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "to praise",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English loven (“to praise, set a price on”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "loven",
        "id": "to praise",
        "t": "to praise, set a price on"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Middle English loven (“to praise, set a price on”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "lofian",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to praise, exalt, appraise, value, set a price on"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English lofian (“to praise, exalt, appraise, value, set a price on”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*lobōn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *lobōn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lubōną",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to praise, vow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lubōną (“to praise, vow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lewbʰ-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to love, like"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, like”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sco",
        "2": "loave",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to offer at a price"
      },
      "expansion": "Scots loave (“to offer at a price”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frr",
        "2": "lowe",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to vow, swear"
      },
      "expansion": "North Frisian lowe (“to vow, swear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "loven",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to praise, bless, commend"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch loven (“to praise, bless, commend”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "loben",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to praise, laud, commend"
      },
      "expansion": "German loben (“to praise, laud, commend”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "lofa",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to promise, praise, allow"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic lofa (“to promise, praise, allow”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "table\nInherited 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”).\nCognate 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”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lofes",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lofing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lofed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lofed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lofe (third-person singular simple present lofes, present participle lofing, simple past and past participle lofed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To praise; commend."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "praise",
          "praise"
        ],
        [
          "commend",
          "commend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, UK dialectal or obsolete) To praise; commend."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Northern England English",
        "West Midlands English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1899, William Dickinson, Edward William Prevost, Simon Dickson Brown, A Glossary of the Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland, page 202",
          "text": "Ah'd lofed him it an' he wadn't tak 't.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To offer; offer at a price; expose for sale."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "offer",
          "offer"
        ],
        [
          "price",
          "price"
        ],
        [
          "expose",
          "expose"
        ],
        [
          "sale",
          "sale"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, West Midlands and Northern England) To offer; offer at a price; expose for sale."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England",
        "West-Midlands",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "loff"
    },
    {
      "word": "loave"
    },
    {
      "word": "love"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lofe"
}

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