hlaf

Middle English

Noun

hlaf

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

Old English

Etymology

FromProto-West Germanic*hlaib,fromProto-Germanic*hlaibaz,which see for cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/xlɑːf/,[l̥ɑːf]

Noun

hlāfm

1. bread
2. loaf

Declension

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