hlaf

== 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 === IPA(key): /xlɑːf/, [l̥ɑːf] === Noun === hlāf m bread c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13 loaf late 9th century, Old English Martyrology ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== hlāfǣta hlāford hlǣfdīġe hwītehlāf ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: lof, lofe, loff, loof, looffe, love, hlaf, laf (Early Middle English)English: loaf→ Bengali: লোফ (lōph)→ Marshallese: ļoob→ Norwegian Bokmål: loff→ Norwegian Nynorsk: loff→ Scottish Gaelic: lofaScots: laif