different between howff vs hoff

English

Alternative forms

• howf

Etymology

From Scots howff, howf. Doublet of hof.

Noun

howff (plural howffs)

1. (Scotland) tavern; public house

Scots

Alternative forms

• howf, houf, houff, houffe, hooff, hauf

Etymology

From earlier howf (“timber yard; burial ground”), probably a borrowing from Middle Dutch hof, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *huf?.

Noun

howff (plural howffs)

1. a haunt or meeting place

Descendants

• ? English: howff

Verb

howff

1. (intransitive) to resort to a place

English

Preposition

hoff

1. Pronunciation spelling of off.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?f/

Verb

hoff

1. singular imperative of hoffen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of hoffen

Luxembourgish

Verb

hoff

1. second-person singular imperative of hoffen

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *huf? (“hill; house, hall, estate”). Cognate with German Hof (“yard”).

Noun

hoff m

1. farmstead (farm including its buildings)

References

• “hoff” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German hof

Noun

hoff n (definite singular hoffet, indefinite plural hoff, definite plural hoffa or hoffene)

1. a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign)

Derived terms

• hoffdame

References

• “hoff” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hoff” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German hof

Noun

hoff n (definite singular hoffet, indefinite plural hoff, definite plural hoffa)

1. a court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign)

Derived terms

• hoffdame

References

• “hoff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Welsh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ho?f/

Adjective

hoff (feminine singular hoff, plural hoffion, equative hoffed, comparative hoffach, superlative hoffaf, not mutable)

1. dear, beloved
2. favourite
3. fond (of)

Usage notes

Unlike most Welsh adjectives, hoff precedes the noun it modifies, causing the noun to undergo the soft mutation.

Synonyms

• (beloved): annwyl, cu

Derived terms

• hoffi (“to like”)