hlaf

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

hlaf

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of lof (“loaf, bread”)

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz, which see for cognates.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /xlɑːf/, [l̥ɑːf]

Noun[edit]

hlāf m

  1. bread
  2. loaf

Declension[edit]

Declension of hlaf (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hlāf hlāfas
accusative hlāf hlāfas
genitive hlāfes hlāfa
dative hlāfe hlāfum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: lof, lofe, loff, loof, looffe, love; hlaf, laf
    • English: loaf
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: loff
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: loff
    • Scots: laif
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