Proto-Germanic: *lōfēn, *labb=, *laff=
Meaning: 1 palm (of the hand), 2 paw, 3 oar-blade
Gothic: lōfa m. (n) `palm of hand'
Old Norse: lōfi m. `flache Hand'; NIsl löpp f. 2
Norwegian: love 1; labb m. 2
Swedish: love 1; labb m. 2
Danish: love 1; lab 2
Old English: lōf, -es m. `fillet, band'
Middle English: lōve `vlakke hand', lōf `riem tot steun van het roer, om de steven tegen de wind te houden'
Middle Dutch: Kil. loef, loeve `dol, roeipen'
Dutch: loef f. `windzijde'
Old Franconian: [ OLG hār-lōf `snood for the hair' ]
Middle Low German: lōf m. `loefzijde'
Old High German: laffa 1, lappo 1, 3
Middle High German: laffe wk. f. 'flache hand'
German: dial. laffe 1
