Old English · noun
hwitehlaf
Normalised hwītehlāf
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxwiːt.xlɑːf/[ˈʍiːt.l̥ɑːf]
- Syllables
- ˈxwiːt · xlɑːf (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- loafbreadwhite
Meaning
-
loaf of white bread
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hwītehlāf | hwītehlāfas |
| Accusative | hwītehlāf | hwītehlāfas |
| Genitive | hwītehlāfes | hwītehlāfa |
| Dative | hwītehlāfe | hwītehlāfum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From hwīt (“white”) + hlāf (“bread, loaf”)
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