English
hlaford
Hlaford comes from Old English hlāford ‘lord, master of servants or slaves’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hlāford‘lord, master of servants or slaves’
- Englishearliest quotation 1830hlaford
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hlāford‘lord, master of servants or slaves’
- Englishearliest quotation 1830hlaford
Earliest quotation: 1830, John Allen, Tardy Growth of Many of the Royal Prerogatives: “The King was considered as the hlaford of the…”
Linked words
through Old English hlāford ‘lord, master of servants or slaves’
Today it means
noun An Anglo-Saxon lord.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English hlāford / hlaford