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hl
ā
f
N (masc)
bread
, food, a loaf
Source:
Ringe 2014
:170,
https://bosworthtoller.com/19170
Attested in
Aelfric's Colloquy 4
("hlāfe")
originates from: PGmc
*hlaibaz
"bread" (hlaibaz
>
hlaiβa
>
hlaiβ
>
hlāβ
>
hlāf) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:170)
Inflected forms
hlāfe
"bread
.dat
" (
oe-dat
)