Old English hlǣfdige contains -dige, a kneading element, beside hlāf.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0885compound componentestablished
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hlǣfdige
lady; mistress of a household; loaf kneader
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · kneader element-dige
kneader element
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The kneading role supplies the second household component.
A morphological relation inside Old English.
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Lady — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: -dige akin to dǣge kneader
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the kneading component.
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