hlaford

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) An Anglo-Saxon lord.

Etymology
From earlier, from +. See also.

Noun

 * 1) lord, master of servants or slaves
 * 2) * c. 990, , Matthew 6:24
 * "ang"

- Ne mæġ nān mann twām hlāfordum þēowian: oþþe hē sōðlīċe ǣnne hataþ and ōðerne lufaþ, oþþe hē biþ ānum ġehīersum and ōðrum unġehīersum. Ne magon ġē Gode þēowian and weoroldwelan.


 * 1) male head of a household
 * 2) master, owner of an animal
 * 3) * c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord"
 * "ang"

- Sē oxa oncnēow his hlāford, and sē assa his hlāfordes binne.

Usage notes

 * For the Lord (i.e. God), the proper noun is used.