† goffn.¹

Etymology: ? Abbreviation of *goffer, godfa'r = godfather n. Compare gom n.¹

Obsolete. rare.

(a) A godfather. (b) = gaffer n. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > [noun] > godfather

godfathereOE

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god-pherea1637

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1483 Cath. Angl. 161/2 A Goffe, a godefader.

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 711/1 A very cold conseeit of my goffe that he found.

?1577 Misogonus in R. W. Bond Early Plays from Ital. (1911) 202 Cha bene sadlinge my gofe cuccolds cowe.

1683 G. Meriton York-shire Dialogue in Pure Nat. Dial. 33 See if Goff Hyldroth be gaen hand.

1683 G. Meriton York-shire Dialogue in Pure Nat. Dial. 49 God ya god moarne, Goff.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

goffn.²

Brit.

/ɡɒf/, U.S.

/ɡɔf/,

/ɡɑf/

Forms: Also 1800s guff.

Etymology: Apparently < French goffe awkward, stupid, < Italian goffo (Spanish gofo), of uncertain origin.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

(See quots.)

ΚΠ

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Nii/1 A Goffe, foole, morio, bardus.

1678 in W. W. Wilkins Polit. Ballads (1860) I. 205 He calls the bishop Grey~beard Goff, And makes his power a mere scoff.

1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) Goff, a foolish clown. North.

1805 R. Anderson Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 2 My mudder caws me peer deyl'd guff.

1818 J. Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck II. 186 Weel I wat ye'll never get the like o' her, great muckle hallanshaker-like guff.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Goff, a foolish clown, a silly fellow, an oaf.

1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Goff, Guff, a fool.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	goff
释义	† goffn.¹ Etymology: ? Abbreviation of goffer, godfa'r* = godfather n. Compare gom n.¹ Obsolete. rare. (a) A godfather. (b) = gaffer n. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > [noun] > godfather godfathereOE goff1483 god-pherea1637 godpapa1741 padrino1843 1483 Cath. Angl. 161/2 A Goffe, a godefader. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 711/1 A very cold conseeit of my goffe that he found. ?1577 Misogonus in R. W. Bond Early Plays from Ital. (1911) 202 Cha bene sadlinge my gofe cuccolds cowe. 1683 G. Meriton York-shire Dialogue in Pure Nat. Dial. 33 See if Goff Hyldroth be gaen hand. 1683 G. Meriton York-shire Dialogue in Pure Nat. Dial. 49 God ya god moarne, Goff. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). goffn.² Brit. /ɡɒf/, U.S. /ɡɔf/, /ɡɑf/ Forms: Also 1800s guff. Etymology: Apparently < French goffe awkward, stupid, < Italian goffo (Spanish gofo), of uncertain origin. Obsolete exc. dialect. (See quots.) ΚΠ 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Nii/1 A Goffe, foole, morio, bardus. 1678 in W. W. Wilkins Polit. Ballads (1860) I. 205 He calls the bishop Grey~beard Goff, And makes his power a mere scoff. 1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) Goff, a foolish clown. North. 1805 R. Anderson Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 2 My mudder caws me peer deyl'd guff. 1818 J. Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck II. 186 Weel I wat ye'll never get the like o' her, great muckle hallanshaker-like guff. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale Goff, a foolish clown, a silly fellow, an oaf. 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Goff, Guff, a fool. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1483n.²1570
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