Löft

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German

Noun

Löft n (strong, genitive Löfts, plural Löfte)

  1. (Northern Germany, obsolete) synonym of Verlobung
    • 1920 , Hermann Löns, Der Wehrwolf :
      Aber dann schlug er auf den Tisch: »Das ist mir ja ein dröges Löft! Nicht einmal ein Glas Wein und ein Stück Kuchen kriegt man vorgesetzt? I, daß ist doch sonst keine Weise hierzulande!«
      But then he pounded his fist on the table: “This is surely a dry engagement! A man isn’t even offered a glass of wine or piece of cake? Heh … that’s not the usual custom in these parts!”