Old English hlǣfdige contains hlāf, loaf or bread, as its first lexical component.
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hlǣfdige
lady; mistress of a household; loaf kneader
OPEN NODE 851 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · bread loafhlāf
loaf; bread
OPEN NODE 847 ↗01
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The household designation shares provision imagery with lord but not the same second component.
A morphological relation inside Old English.
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Lady — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: hlāf bread plus -dige, akin to dǣge kneader
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the first component and distinguishes the second.
Lady — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: hlǣf loaf plus dige kneader
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently confirms the morphology.
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