Middle English lof develops into modern loaf with later spelling and pronunciation stabilization.
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loaf
shaped mass of bread
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · bread loaflof
loaf of bread
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The shaped bread mass remains the lexical center.
Recorded before the twelfth century in English.
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Loaf — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English lof; First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the Middle English form and the pre-twelfth-century horizon.
Loaf — American Heritage DictionaryHeadword etymology and noun definition
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently identifies the inherited bread noun.
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