different between loff vs lofe

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

Alternative forms

• loave, loff

Etymology 1

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 *lub? (“praise, permission”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewb?- (“to love, like”). Cognate with Scots lofe (“an offer”), North Frisian lof (“praise”), Dutch lof (“praise, glory, commendation”), German Lob (“praise, commendation, tribute”), Icelandic lof (“praise”).

Noun

lofe (plural lofes)

1. (West Midlands and Northern England) An offer; choice; an opportunity; chance.

Etymology 2

From Middle English loven, from Old English lofian (“to praise, exalt, appraise, value, set a price on”), from Proto-West Germanic *lob?n, from Proto-Germanic *lub?n? (“to praise, vow”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewb?- (“to love, like”).

Cognate with Scots lofe, love (“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”). More at love (Etymology 3).

Verb

lofe (third-person singular simple present lofes, present participle lofing, simple past and past participle lofed)

1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To praise; commend.
2. (transitive, West Midlands and Northern England) To offer; offer at a price; expose for sale.

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

1. first-person singular present indicative of lofer
2. third-person singular present indicative of lofer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of lofer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of lofer
5. second-person singular imperative of lofer

Middle English

Noun

lofe (plural lofes)

1. Alternative spelling of lof