"hlaf" meaning in Old English

See hlaf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /xlɑːf/, [l̥ɑːf]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz Proto-West Germanic *hlaib Old English hlaf From Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz, which see for cognates. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|inh|gmw-pro>*hlaib>bread|id=bread|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz Proto-West Germanic *hlaib Old English hlaf, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*hlaib}} Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*hlaibaz}} Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=hlāf|head2=|sort=}} hlāf m, {{ang-noun|m|head=hlāf}} hlāf m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|hlāf}}, {{ang-decl-noun|hlāf|hlāfas|hlāf|hlāfas|hlāfes|hlāfa|hlāfe|hlāfum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: hlāf [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], hlāf [nominative, singular], hlāfas [nominative, plural], hlāf [accusative, singular], hlāfas [accusative, plural], hlāfes [genitive, singular], hlāfa [genitive, plural], hlāfe [dative, singular], hlāfum [dative, plural]
  1. bread
    Sense id: en-hlaf-ang-noun-mFYEwrYC Categories (other): Breads Disambiguation of Breads: 76 24
  2. loaf
    Sense id: en-hlaf-ang-noun-3AuojyCm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hlāfǣta, hlāford, hlǣfdīġe, hwītehlāf
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          "english": "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.",
          "roman": "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.",
          "text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13",
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          "text": "late 9th century, Old English Martyrology\nOnd 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.",
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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Germanic *hlaibaz\nProto-West Germanic *hlaib\nOld English hlaf",
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Germanic *hlaibaz\nProto-West Germanic *hlaib\nOld English hlaf\nFrom Proto-West Germanic *hlaib, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz, which see for cognates.",
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      "form": "hlāf",
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "hlāf",
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    },
    {
      "form": "hlāf",
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      "form": "hlāfas",
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      "form": "hlāfes",
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    {
      "form": "hlāfa",
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    },
    {
      "form": "hlāfe",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hlāfum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "hlāf",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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        "title": "",
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "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.",
          "roman": "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.",
          "text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13",
          "translation": "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.",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "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.",
          "text": "late 9th century, Old English Martyrology\nOnd 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.",
          "translation": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "loaf"
      ],
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          "loaf",
          "loaf"
        ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/xlɑːf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[l̥ɑːf]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hlaf"
}

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