hóf

See also: hof, Hoff, and Hof

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hóf.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /houːv/
  • Rhymes: -ouːv

Noun

hóf n (genitive singular hófs, nominative plural hóf)

  1. moderation

Declension
declension of hóf
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hóf hófið hóf hófin
accusative hóf hófið hóf hófin
dative hófi hófinu hófum hófunum
genitive hófs hófsins hófa hófanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

hóf

  1. indefinite accusative singular of hófur

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to hœfr, from Proto-Germanic *hōbiz (“fit, proper”). Distantly related to the strong verb hafa (“to have”).[1]

Noun

hóf n (genitive hófs)

  1. moderation, measure
  2. proportion, equal degree
  3. judgement
Declension
  Declension of hóf (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hóf hófit hóf hófin
accusative hóf hófit hóf hófin
dative hófi hófinu hófum hófunum
genitive hófs hófsins hófa hófanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: hóf
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hóv, hóv
  • Swedish: hov (dialectal)

References
  1. Dasent, G. W., Cleasby, R. (1874). An Icelandic-English Dictionary. United Kingdom: Clarendon Press. p. 280

Etymology 2

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

Noun

hóf n (genitive hófs)

  1. feast, banquet
Declension
  Declension of hóf (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hóf hófit hóf hófin
accusative hóf hófit hóf hófin
dative hófi hófinu hófum hófunum
genitive hófs hófsins hófa hófanna

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hóf

  1. accusative indefinite singular of hófr

Verb

hóf

  1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of hefja

References
  • hóf in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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