Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, rare)Lofty; proud; haughty.
Examples
37 sentencesTobias was in his loft bedroom.
Alberto came up to the loft.
Who left the loft hatch open?
deWer hat die Dachbodenluke offengelassen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The loft is stiflingly hot in summer.
deAuf dem Dachboden ist es im Sommer brütend heiß. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They found only old junk in the loft.
deIn der Bodenkammer fanden sie nur alten Plunder. — Manfredo
Origin
From Middle English lofte (“air, sky, upper region, loft”), from Old English loft, (doubleFrom Middle English lofte (“air, sky, upper region, loft”), from Old English loft, (doublet of native Old English lyft) of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse lopt (“upper chamber, attic, region of sky, air”), from Proto-Germanic *luftuz (“air, sky”).
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Forms
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5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form