Hoaf

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Saterland Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą.

Noun[edit]

Hoaf m or n (plural Hoave)

  1. court, courtyard
  2. farmstead
  3. (astronomy) halo (around the Sun or Moon)
  4. an area behind a farmhouse near the entrance gate
  5. church, temple