Meanings
- not comparableOf this; concerning this.
And whether they were a bedde or at other maner of disportes me lyst not herof make no mencyon for loue that tyme was not as is now adayes. "And whether they were abed or at other manner of disports, me list not hereof make no mention, for love that time was not as is now-a-days."
1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XX, Chapter iii, leaf 400v - not comparableFrom or as a result of this.
Origin
- Old Englishhērof
- Middle Englishhereof
- Englishhereof
From Middle English hereof, herof, heroffe, her-of, her of, from Old English hērof. Compare Swedish härav. By surface analysis, here + of.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch hiervan
- hiervantranslation
Finnish tämän
- tämäntranslation
French de celui-ci, de celle-ci
- de celui-citranslation
- de celle-citranslation
Portuguese disto
- distotranslation
Russian э́того, об э́том
- э́того (étovo)translation
- об э́том (ob étom)translation
Spanish de esto, acerca de esto
- de estotranslation
- acerca de estotranslation
Swedish härav
- häravtranslation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hereof
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Cite this entry
hereof. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hereof
“hereof.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hereof. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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