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loofEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p-der. Proto-Germanic *lōfô Old Norse lófibor. Middle English love English loof Inherited from Middle English love, lufe, lofe, luf (“palm of the hand”), from Old Norse lófi, from Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“palm of the hand; paw; oar blade, paddle”).
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Inherited from Middle English lof (“a contrivance for altering a ship's course, paddle, oar”), from Middle Dutch loef (“an oar or paddle used in steering”), ultimately of the same origin as Etymology 1. Compare luff.
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From Egyptian Arabic لُوف (lūf).
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- LoofMiddle English · word_loof_sb_1
Loof, sb. loaf, W2, PP; lof, S, PP; laf, S; lofe, Cath.; loues, pl., C3; loouys, S2; looues, W2.—AS. hláf.
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Loof, sb. a kind of rudder or apparatus for steering, SkD; loues, pl., SkD.—Cp. OF. lof, the windward side of a vessel (Rabelais).
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