loft

Danish

[ˈlʌfd]

noun
Definitions
  • attic, room immediately below the roof of a building
  • ceiling, structure separating stories in a building
  • (by extension) an upper limit to something

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse lopt (air, attic, loft, region of sky, upper chamber, sky).

Origin

Old Norse

lopt

Gloss

air, attic, loft, region of sky, upper chamber, sky

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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