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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedOld Norse · Old Norse · house householder compound

hūsbōndi

householder; master of a house

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld Norse · Old Norse · dwelling householder participle

bōndi

householder; dweller

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Old Norse hūsbōndi contains bōndi or būandi, householder, as its second component.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The householder element supplies the resident or master role.

CHRONOLOGY

A morphological relation inside Old Norse.

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EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

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Husband — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: hūs house plus bōndi householder

Publishes the compound.

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Husband — American Heritage Dictionary and Word HistoryEtymology: hūs plus bōndi or būandi

Independently confirms the two components.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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RELATION / 780husband

hūsbōndi → bōndi

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