hofe

See also: Hofe and Höfe

Old English

Etymology

Of obscure origin, lacking Germanic and even Indo-European cognates. However, suggestions include:

  • From hebban (“to heave, raise”), referring to the plant's role in ale-brewing.[1]
  • From hūfe (“hood, cap”), referring to the crown.[2]

Noun

hōfe f (nominative plural hōfan)

  1. ground-ivy

Inflection

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative hōfe hōfan
accusative hōfan hōfan
genitive hōfan hōfena
dative hōfan hōfum

References

  1. ^ http://oldenglish-plantnames.org/lemma/full_lemma/586-h-fe#:~:text=h%C5%8Dfe%20,use%20in%20brewing%2C%20cf
  2. ^ https://darwin-online.org.uk/converted/pdf/1879_Prior_Popular_names_British_plants_A5593.pdf#:~:text=HOVE%2C%20A,the%20terminal%20st%2C%20which%20would
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