aloft
English
/əˈlɔft/, /əˈlɑft/, /əˈlɒft/
adv
Definitions
- At, to, or in the air or sky.
- Above, overhead, in a high place; up.
- (nautical) In the top, at the masthead, or on the higher yards or rigging.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse lopti, á lopt (in the sky) pre from English loft.
Origin
English
loft
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cockloft English
- cornloft English
- deloft English
- flyloft English
- hayloft English
- loft English
- lofter English
- lofthead English
- lofting English
- loftish English
- loftless English
- loftlike English
- loftmate English
- lofty English
- ropeloft English
- toploftical English
- lofte Middle English
- lopti, á lopt Old Norse