*lōfô
Runic: ᛚᛟᚠᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈlɔː.ɸɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
the palm or hollow of the hand
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (‘to be flat; palm’). Cognate with Lithuanian lópa (‘paw, claw’), Proto-Slavic *lapa (‘paw’), as well as perhaps dialectal Armenian լափ (lapʻ), լուփ (lupʻ, ‘palm, flat of the hand’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lōfô | lōfaniz |
| Acc. | lōfanų | lōfanunz |
| Gen. | lōfiniz | lōfanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | lōfini | lōfammaz |
| Inst. | lōfinē | lōfammiz |
| Voc. | lōfô | lōfaniz |
Descendants
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*lōfō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lōf (Old English)
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*lōf (Proto-West Germanic)
- lōf (Old English)
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lófi (Old Norse)
- love (Danish)
- lógvi (Faroese)
- loe, lo (Gutnish)
- lófi (Icelandic)
- løf, löf (Norn)
- love (Norwegian Bokmål)
- love (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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lófi (Old Norse)
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love, lof, loove, louf, luf, lufe, luff, luffe (Middle English)
- loof (English)
- luif, lufe, luff (Scots)
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love, lof, loove, louf, luf, lufe, luff, luffe (Middle English)
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lófi (Old Norse)
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lōve (Old Swedish)
- love (Swedish)
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lōve (Old Swedish)
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𐌻𐍉𐍆𐌰 (lōfa) (Gothic)
- luva (Galician)
- luva (Portuguese)
- lúa (Spanish)