husbonde

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English hūsbonda; equivalent to hous +‎ bonde.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhu(ː)zˌbɔ(ː)nd(ə)/, /ˈhu(ː)zˌboːnd(ə)/, /ˈhu(ː)zband(ə)/

Noun[edit]

husbonde (plural husbondes)

  1. A husband; a married man.
    Synonym: wer
  2. A male manager or supervisor.
  3. The (male) head of a household.
  4. A farmer or villein; one who tends to the soil.
  5. (rare) A resident; one who lives somewhere.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: husband
    • Chinese: 黑漆板凳 (hēiqī bǎndèng) (obsolete)
    • Japanese: ハズバンド (hazubando)
  • Scots: husband

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

 husbonde on Swedish Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse húsbóndi, equivalent to hus +‎ bonde. Cognate to English husband.

Noun[edit]

husbonde c

  1. master
    Marknadskrafterna är en bra dräng, men de är en dålig husbonde.
    Market forces are a good servant, but a bad master.

Declension[edit]

Declension of husbonde 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative husbonde husbonden husbönder husbönderna
Genitive husbondes husbondens husbönders husböndernas

Derived terms[edit]