oaf

Signification (English)

  1. A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
  2. (obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

Concepts

pignouf

gaine d’évacuation

tube, tuyau, détroit, canal

veste, tube, tuyau, veston

cheminées, conduites et gaines d’évacuation

pipe, gaule, tuyau, tube

lout

grand dadet

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/əʊf/
Étymologie (English)

In summary

From auf, Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.

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