Noun: hof
Gender: n
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | hof |
| Sg. Def. | hofit |
| Pl. Indef. | hof |
| Pl. Def. | hofin |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | hofs |
| Sg. Def. | hofsins |
| Pl. Indef. | hofa |
| Pl. Def. | hofanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | hofi |
| Sg. Def. | hofinu |
| Pl. Indef. | hofum |
| Pl. Def. | hofunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | hof |
| Sg. Def. | hofit |
| Pl. Indef. | hof |
| Pl. Def. | hofin |
Sample Sentences
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[…] þeir er hörg ok hof / hátimbruðu, […] ([…] they who shrines and temples / high timbered, […]) [Vǫluspá, verse 7, lines 3-4, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 2]
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[…] út or óru / ölkjól hofi. […] ([…] the ale-ship [CAULDRON] out from our house […]) [Hymiskviða, verse 33, lines 3-4, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 48]
Nouns inflected like hof
ennitungl,
augnamein,
biskupskør,
brimsvín,
ím,
úr,
ef,
ok,
ástig,
aflát,
amboð,
grjót,
beizl,
brauð,
hljóð,
haust,
hvísl,
naust,
tungl,
kveld, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, house, temple”).
Verbs referencing "hof"
Danish Nouns
hof, Icelandic Nouns
hof, Faroese Nouns
hov.
Translations