hlæfdige
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hlāf (“bread”) + a second element representing Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“kneader”) (compare dāg (“dough”), cf. dæge). See also hlāford.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hlǣfdīġe f
- a lady, the mistress of a household
- noblewoman; queen
- a form of courteous address; lady
- the Virgin Mary
Usage notes[edit]
- As feminine equivalents of æþeling, eorl, and þeġn never developed, this was generally the title given to every noblewoman from the rank of baroness to princess.
Declension[edit]
Declension of hlæfdige (weak)
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeyǵʰ-
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English feminine nouns
- Old English feminine n-stem nouns
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- ang:Nobility