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Hufe
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hufe Hüfe
Alemannic German
Etymology
From gsw gmh hūfe, from gsw goh hūfo, from gsw gem-pro *hūpô. Cognate with archaic de Haufe (modern de Haufen).
Noun
gsw noun m
gsw Uri pile, heap
References
10
German
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Pronunciation
de /ˈhuːfə/
de De-Hufe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de gmh hūfe, gmh hūve, a northern byform of gmh huobe, from de goh huoba (also goh hōva, goh huova), from de gem-pro *hōbō.
The v-form is expected only in Central Franconian, but irregularly established itself also in East Central German, possibly by association with gmh hof estate, farmstead. It was reinforced by de gml hôve, from de osx hōva. Further cognate with nl hoeve.
Noun
f de historical
a land unit approximately equal to a virgate
de by extension agricultural property, especially that owned by a free peasant in this sense very common in en blood and soil ideology
Declension
f
Alternative forms
de Hube archaic southern
Derived terms
de Bauernhufe Hufenanteil Hufenbesitz Hufengrenze hufenmäßig Hufenrecht Hufenrute Hufenstück Hufenverteilung hufenweise Hufendorf Halbhufe Königshufe Viertelhufe Hüfner
Etymology 2
Noun
de noun form
de Huf nom//acc//gen p
Further reading
de Units of measure
Pennsylvania German
Noun
pdc noun form
pdc Huf