Schof
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Schof n (plural Schof)
- Alternative spelling of Schåf
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From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Cognate with German Schaf, Limburgish sjaop, Dutch schaap, West Frisian skiep, English sheep.
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Schof n (plural Schof, diminutive Schöfje or Schöfche or Schäfche)
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Borrowed from Low German Schoof, from Middle Low German schôf, from Old Saxon skōf, from Proto-Germanic *skaubaz. Doublet of Schaub.
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Schof m (strong, genitive Schofes or Schofs, plural Schofe)
- (hunting, ornithology) a group of ducklings or goslings led by one or two parent birds
- Synonyms: (informal) Entenfamilie, Gänsefamilie
- (Northern Germany, in Missingsch or thatchers’ jargon) Alternative form of Schaub (“sheaf of straw or reed”)
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- xoof (Wiesemann spelling system)
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Schof n (plural Schof, diminutive Schefche)
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From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Compare German Schaf, English sheep, Dutch schaap, West Frisian skiep.
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Schof n (plural Schof, diminutive Scheefchen)
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From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Compare German Schaf, English sheep, Dutch schaap, West Frisian skiep.
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Schof n (plural Schof)