hlaf
Middle English
Noun
hlaf
- (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
- 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.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13
- loaf
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
- Ond on þone ylcan dæġ Crīst ġerēorde fīf þūsenda wera of fīf hlāfum ond of twām fisċum, ēac wīfum ond ċildum, þāra wæs unġerīm, ond þāra hlāfġebroca wæs tō lāfe twelf binna fulle.
- And on the same day, Christ fed five thousand men and numerous women and children with five loaves of bread and two fishes, and the remaining fragments of bread filled twelve baskets.
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hlāf | hlāfas |
| accusative | hlāf | hlāfas |
| genitive | hlāfes | hlāfa |
| dative | hlāfe | hlāfum |