hlaford

Old English

From earlier hlāfweard, from hlāf +‎ weard. See also hlǣfdīġe.

hlāford m (nominative plural hlāfordas)

lord, master of servants or slaves
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:24
  Ne mæġ nān mann twām hlāfordum þēowian: oþþe hē sōðlīċe ǣnne hataþ and ōðerne lufaþ, oþþe hē biþ ānum ġehīersum and ōðrum unġehīersum. Ne magon ġē Gode þēowian and weoroldwelan.
  No one can serve two masters: either you'll hate one and love the other, or you'll obey one and disobey the other. You can't serve God and money.
male head of a household

Declension of hlaford (strong a-stem)