lofe

Meanings

Noun

• An offer; choice; an opportunity; chance.

Verb

• To praise; commend.
• To offer; offer at a price; expose for sale.

Origin

• From Middle English lofe, lof, from Old English lof ("praise, glory, repute, song of praise, hymn"), from Proto-West Germanic *lob, from Proto-Germanic *lubą ("praise, permission"), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ("to love, like"). Cognate with Scots lofe ("an offer"), North Frisian lof ("praise"), Dutch lof ("praise, glory, commendation"), German Lob ("praise, commendation, tribute"), Icelandic lof ("praise").
• From Middle English loven, from Old English lofian ("to praise, exalt, appraise, value, set a price on"), from Proto-West Germanic *lobōn, from Proto-Germanic *lubōną ("to praise, vow"), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ("to love, like").
• Cognate with Scots lofe, love, North Frisian lowe ("to vow, swear"), Dutch loven ("to praise, bless, commend"), German loben ("to praise, laud, commend"), Icelandic lofa ("to promise, praise, allow"). More at love (Etymology 3).