Old English · noun
hlafæta
Normalised hlāfǣta
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈxlɑːfˌæː.tɑ/[ˈl̥ɑːvˌæː.tɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈxlɑːf · ˌæː · tɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- bread-eaterbread-domesticeater
Meaning
-
bread-eater
-
a domestic servant (as opposed to a lord)
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From hlāf (“bread”) + ǣta (“eater”).
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