hlæfdige

== Old English == === Etymology === From hlāf (“bread”) + a second element representing Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“kneader”) (compare dāg (“dough”), cf. dǣġe). See also hlāford. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxlæːfˌdiː.je/, [ˈl̥æːvˌdiː.je], /ˈxlæːf.di.je/, [ˈl̥æːv.di.je] === Noun === hlǣfdīġe or hlǣfdiġe f a lady, the mistress of a household noblewoman; queen a form of courteous address; lady The Anglo-Saxon version of the story of Apollonius of Tyre the Virgin Mary ==== Usage notes ==== As feminine equivalents of æþeling, eorl, and þeġn never developed, this was generally the title given to every noblewoman from the rank of baroness to princess. The second vowel /iː/ seemingly shortened to /i/. Both variants are provided. ==== Declension ==== Weak n-stem: Weak n-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: lady, laddy, ladi, ladie, ladij, ladye, lavedi, lefdi, lefdy, levedi, levedy, lhevedi, lafdi, laffdiȝ, læfdi, lævedi, leafdi (Early Middle English)English: lady (see there for further descendants)Scots: lady, leddyYola: laady→ Icelandic: lafði