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Hof

//hoʊf// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An independent town in the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany.
  2. 2
    Initialism of Hero of Ferelden; the player character in Dragon Age: Origins. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "In 9:31 Dragon the HoF slew the Archdemon."

  3. 3
    A rural district of the Upper Franconia region, Bavaria, Germany, surrounding but not including the town of Hof, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat.
Noun
  1. 1
    An enclosure, court, dwelling, building, or house.

    "Ulrike lived in a farm hof, and all around me were the dark blank fields punctuated by a few disparate lights."

  2. 2
    A temple, sanctuary, or hall. Germanic

    "For each ten churches burned to ashes, one heathen hof is avenged."

  3. 3
    A Korean-style bar or pub.

    "To the south are Korean spas, Korean barbecue joints and hofs, or Korean pubs."

  4. 4
    Initialism of hall of fame. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. 5
    Initialism of hall of fame. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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  1. 6
    Initialism of hall-of-famer. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 7
    Initialism of higher-order function. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Hof. Doublet of howff.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Norse hof or Old English hof, reinforced in modern (post-1990, chiefly neopagan) use by Icelandic hof (“shrine, temple”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Korean 호프 (hopeu), in turn from German Hofbräuhaus. In English, the spelling has been re-aligned with the Korean term's etymon.

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