loef

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , ,.

Although attested only very late, its origin in Old Dutch is relatively certain as Old French borrowed from it.

Cognate, with various inflectional variants, with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, Gothic. With a prefix also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * , windward side of a sail or ship. (no plural)
 * 1)  Originally, an obscure  device turned to change a sailing ship’s course.

Antonyms

 * (zijde)

Derived terms

 * (verb)
 * (verb)

Noun

 * 1) (This sense might have a different etymology) A sawn-out cavity in one of two crossing pieces of wood in which the other locks

Etymology 2
Germanic, uncertain

Noun

 * 1) A plump, ugly person