LOF

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Old Norse 1.2 Gothic 1.3 Old High German 1.4 Old Saxon 1.5 Old Frisian 1.6 Old English 2 Related Names 3 Combinations 4 First Element Forms 5 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element which is related to LJUF ^[1]

Old Norse

lof = 'leave, permission; praise, paean of praise' ^{[1] [2]}

Gothic

lubō = 'love' ^[1]

Old High German

lob = 'leave, permission; praise, paean of praise' ^[1]

Old Saxon

lof = 'leave, permission; praise, paean of praise' ^[1]
luva = 'love' ^[1]

Old Frisian

lof = 'leave, permission; praise, paean of praise' ^[1]

Old English

lof = 'leave, permission; praise, paean of praise' ^[1]
lufu = 'love' ^[1]

Related Names

See Lofn

Combinations

Name Element	Example
HEID	see Lofnheiðr

First Element Forms

Lofn-

References

1. ↑ Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)
2. ↑ Leiv Heggstad, Finn Hødnebø og Erik Simensen: Norrøn Ordbok (1997)