Old English hlāford contains weard as its guardian or keeper component.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0880compound componentestablished
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hlāford
lord; master; loaf guardian
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · guardian keeperweard
guardian; keeper
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Guardian supplies the keeping role beside the provision symbolized by loaf.
A morphological relation inside Old English.
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Lord — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: hlāf plus weard keeper
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the guardian component.
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