hóf
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /houːv/
- Rhymes: -ouːv
Etymology 1
Noun
hóf n (genitive singular hófs, nominative plural hóf)
- moderation
- Synonym: hemja
Declension
| 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 |
Derived terms
- kunna sér hóf
- hóflegur m, hófleg f, hóflegt n
- hóflaus m, hóflaust n
- óhóflegur m, óhófleg f, óhóflegt n
Etymology 2
Noun
hóf
- 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)
Declension
| 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
References
- ^ 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)
Declension
| 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
- accusative indefinite singular of hófr
Verb
hóf
- first/third-person singular past indicative active of hefja
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hóf”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 207; also available at the Internet Archive