Definitions For Hove

Noun

{{inflection of, dum, hof, , dat, s, ;, nom//acc//gen, p}}

Etymology 1

From Middle English hoven, , to linger, wait, hover, move aside, entertain, cherish, foster, from {{inh, en, ang, hofian, , to receive into one's house}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *hufōną, , to house, lodge}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *hufą, , hill, height, farm, dwelling}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *keup-, , to arch, bend, buckle}}. Cognate with {{cog, ofs, hovia, , to receive into one's home, entertain}}, {{cog, odt, hoven, , to receive into one's home, entertain}}. Related to {{cog, ang, hof, , court, house, dwelling}}. More at hovel.

Verb

hov (obsolete, intransitive) To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover. (obsolete, intransitive) To wait, linger. (obsolete, intransitive) To move on or by. (intransitive, now, chiefly, dialectal) To remain; delay. (intransitive, now, chiefly, dialectal) To remain stationary (usually on horseback).

Alternative forms

huve, huff, houf {{qualifier, Scotland}}

Etymology 2

From Middle English hoven, alteration (due to hove, hoven, past tense and past participle of heven, , to heave). More at heave.

Verb

hov (transitive, now, chiefly, dialectal) To raise; lift; hold up. (intransitive, now, chiefly, dialectal) To rise.

Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

Verb

(nautical) simple past tense and past participle of heave (obsolete, or, dialectal) simple past tense and past participle of heave

Synonyms

heaved

Middle Dutch