hlaf

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic *hlaibha-, from Indo-European *kel-, *klei-. Cognate with Old High German hleib (German Laib), Old Norse hleifr (Old Swedish lēver), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃. The IE root is also the source of Ancient Greek κλίβανος ‘baking oven’, Old Slavic chlěb’ (Russian хлеб ‘bread’).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /hlɑːf/, [ɬɑːf]

[edit] Noun

hlāf m. (plural hlāfas)

1. bread
2. loaf

[edit] Descendants

• English: loaf