hlaf

Middle English

Noun

hlaf

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

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xlɑːf/, [l̥ɑːf]

Noun

hlāf m

1. bread
2. loaf

Declension

Declension of hlaf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hlāf	hlāfas
accusative	hlāf	hlāfas
genitive	hlāfes	hlāfa
dative	hlāfe	hlāfum

Derived terms

• hlāfǣta
• hlāford
• hlǣfdīġe
• hwītehlāf

Descendants

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