til hobe

Danish

Etymology

From to + an old dative (or genitive plural) of hob (“heap”), Calque of Middle Low German tō hōpe (“together”). Compare also Swedish ihop (“together”) and German zuhauf (“in large numbers”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tel hoːbə/, [tˢeˈhoːb̥ə]

Adverb

til hobe

1. (archaic) together
   • 1681, Thomas Kingo, in: Den Danske Salmebog, no. 46 / https://www.dendanskesalmebogonline.dk/salme/46

     Sorrig og glæde de vandre til hobe.

     Grief and joy go together.

   • 1843, Søren Kierkegaard, Frygt og Bæven‎^[1]:

     Men da de begge vare indelukte tilhobe, opstod Tobias af Sengen og sagde: Staa op Søster!

     But as they were both locked inside together, Tobias rose from the bed and said: Rise, sister!

2. in the phrase alle til hobe (“altogether”)

References

• “Hob” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog