hoff

See also Hoff

English

Preposition

hoff

1. Eye dialect spelling of off.
   • 1918, Credo Harris, Where the Souls of Men are Calling^[1]:

     "'W'y, chuck 'er, ye blighter!' says I. "'But 'ow farst must Hi count four?' he asks agin, lookin' worrit; 's'pose she goes hoff in me 'and?' he says.

   • 1880, John Habberton, Romance of California Life^[2]:

     "I believe in fair play, but I darsn't keep my eyes hoff of 'em sleepy-lookin' tops, when their flippers is anywheres near their knives, you know."

   • 1877, Charles W. Hall, Adrift in the Ice-Fields^[3]:

     "'An hungrateful fool, marry an' turn me hoff; ugh, ugh! fix 'im, hany 'ow.'

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɔf/

Verb

hoff

1. Imperative singular of hoffen.
2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of hoffen.

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Norwegian

Noun

hoff n

1. court (collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign)

Inflection

    Inflection of hoff

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål n	hoff	hoffet	hoff	hoffa/hoffene
Nynorsk n	hoff	hoffet	hoff	hoffa [hoffi]