different between loff vs laff

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English lof, from Old English lof (“praise, glory, repute”). More at lofe.

Noun

loff (plural loffs)

1. Alternative form of lofe

Etymology 2

From Middle English loven, from Old English lofian (“to praise, exalt, appraise, value”). More at lofe, love (Etymology 2).

Verb

loff (third-person singular simple present loffs, present participle loffing, simple past and past participle loffed)

1. Alternative form of lofe

Anagrams

• FFLO

Middle English

Noun

loff

1. Alternative form of lof (“loaf”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English loaf, from Old English hl?f, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Doublet of leiv.

Noun

loff m (definite singular loffen, indefinite plural loffar, definite plural loffane)

1. a (loaf of) white bread

References

• “loff” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Noun

laff (plural laffs)

1. (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of laugh

Verb

laff (third-person singular simple present laffs, present participle laffing, simple past and past participle laffed)

1. (chiefly humorous) Alternative spelling of laugh

German

Etymology

From German Low German [Term?], in which it is either inherited from Middle Low German [Term?] (seemingly not attested), or borrowed from Middle Dutch laf (early 15th century). Compare modern Dutch laf (“cowardly”). Cognate with German labberig (“slack; not crisp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laf/

Adjective

laff (comparative laffer, superlative am laffsten)

1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) lethargic; weak; slack
2. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) tasteless

Declension

Synonyms

• (lethargic): schlapp
• (tasteless): fad

Related terms

• labberig
• labern