til hobe

Danish

Etymology

From to + an old dative (or genitive plural) of hob (“heap”), Calque of Middle Low German tō hōpe (“together”). Compare also Swedish ihop (“together”) and German zuhauf (“in large numbers”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tel hoːbə/, [tˢeˈhoːb̥ə]

Adverb

til hobe

(archaic) together
- 1681, Thomas Kingo, in: Den Danske Salmebog, no. 46 / https://www.dendanskesalmebogonline.dk/salme/46
  Sorrig og glæde de vandre til hobe.
  Grief and joy go together.
- 1843, Søren Kierkegaard, Frygt og Bæven / https://books.google.dk/books?id=yWVlDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT154&lpg=PT154
  Men da de begge vare indelukte tilhobe, opstod Tobias af Sengen og sagde: Staa op Søster!
  But as they were both locked inside together, Tobias rose from the bed and said: Rise, sister!
in the phrase alle til hobe (“altogether”)

References

“Hob” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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