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
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13

     Fæder ūre, þū þe eart in heofenum, sī þīn nama ġehālgod. Tōbecume þīn rīċe. Ġeweorþe þīn willa on eorþan, swā swā on heofenum. Ūrne dæġhwāmlīċan hlāf syle ūs tōdæġ. And forġȳf ūs ūre ġyltas, swā swā wē forġȳfaþ ūrum ġyltendum. And ne ġelǣde þū ūs on costnunge, ac alȳs ūs of yfle: sōþlīċe.

     Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

2. loaf

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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
    • → Bengali: লোফ (lōph)
    • → Marshallese: ļoob
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: loff
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: loff
    • → Scottish Gaelic: lofa
  • Scots: laif