hóf

• IPA^(key): /houːv/
• Rhymes: -ouːv

From Old Norse hóf.

hóf n (genitive singular hófs, nominative plural hóf)

1. moderation

   Synonym: hemja

• kunna sér hóf
• hóflegur m, hófleg f, hóflegt n
• hóflaus m, hóflaust n
• óhóflegur m, óhófleg f, óhóflegt n

hóf

1. indefinite accusative singular of hófur

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

hóf n (genitive hófs)

2. moderation, measure
3. proportion, equal degree
4. judgement

• Icelandic: hóf
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hóv, hóv (alternative spelling)
• Swedish: hov (dialectal)

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hóf n (genitive hófs)

2. feast, banquet

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

hóf

1. accusative indefinite singular of hófr

hóf

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

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hóf”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 207; also available at the Internet Archive