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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
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.
- loaf
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