- the
etymology of the word can be
traced back to the Old
English word
hlāford which originated from hlāfweard
meaning "loaf-ward" or "bread-keeper",...
- to
submit to the rule of
strong lords. The Old
English word for lord is
hlaford ('loaf-guardian' or 'bread-giver'). The
early law
codes of Kent use the...
- lewd(lay), in
England friendly. And ic cyðe eoƿ, þæt ic ƿylle beon hold
hlaford and unsƿicende to
godes gerihtum and to
rihtre ƿoroldlage. And I kithe(make...
- a
mutated form of hlāf, "loaf, bread", also seen in the
corresponding hlāford, "lord". The
second part is
usually taken to be from the root dig-, "to...
- the root bogъ ("god"). The
semantics is
similar to
English lord (from
hlaford "bread-warden"), the idea
being that it is part of the
function of a chieftain...
-
dryhtne dyre. Me wæs Deor noma. Ahte ic fela
wintra folgað tilne,
holdne hlaford, oþþæt
Heorrenda nu, leoðcræftig monn,
londryht geþah, þæt me
eorla hleo...
-
Offices at the
court included that of the þyle and the sċop. The
title of
hlāford ("lord")
denoted the head of any
household in
origin and
expressed the...
-
bisyllabic caldo in
several Romance languages. Old
English hlāfweard >
hlāford >
Middle English loverd >
Modern English lord,
pronounced /lɔːrd/ English...
-
English term for a
menial servant, lit. "loaf-eater", the
counterpart of
hlaford "loaf-warden" and hlæfdige,
which became "lord" and "lady" respectively...
- Lhorde, þet gernier/to þe gerniere. The
spelling Lhord(e) (Old
English hlaford(e)) also
suggests retention of the Old
English /hl/
consonant cluster....
