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# court, courtyard
# court, courtyard
#:''Wi haven een wijd '''hof''' hinder thet hous.''
#:''Wi haven een wijd '''hof''' hinder ðet hous.''
#:: ''We have a wide '''courtyard''' behind the house.''
#:: ''We have a wide '''courtyard''' behind the house.''
# court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
# court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
#:''Hi gang ofte to thet '''hof''' thes kynings.''
#:''Hi ging ofte til ðet '''hof''' ðes kynings.''
#:: ''He often went to the king's '''court'''.''
#:: ''He often went to the king's '''court'''.''



Latest revision as of 10:26, 17 June 2025

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk hof, from Old Skundavisk hof, from Halmisk ᚻᛟᚠ (hof), ᚻᛟᚠᛖ (hofe), from Proto-Germanic *hufą.

Pronunciation

Noun

hof n. (class 3c, genitive hoves, plural høve)

  1. court, courtyard
    Wi haven een wijd hof hinder ðet hous.
    We have a wide courtyard behind the house.
  2. court (residence and entourage of a nobleman)
    Hi ging ofte til ðet hof ðes kynings.
    He often went to the king's court.

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