husbonde

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hūsbonda; equivalent to hous + bonde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhu(ː)zˌbɔ(ː)nd(ə)/, /ˈhu(ː)zˌboːnd(ə)/, /ˈhu(ː)zband(ə)/

Noun

husbonde (plural husbondes)

  1. A husband; a married man.
    Synonym: wer
  2. A male manager or supervisor.
  3. The (male) head of a household.
  4. A farmer or villein; one who tends to the soil.
  5. (rare) A resident; one who lives somewhere.

Descendants

  • English: husband
    • Chinese: 黑漆板凳 (hēiqī bǎndèng) (obsolete)
    • Japanese: ハズバンド (hazubando)
  • Scots: husband

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse húsbóndi, equivalent to hus + bonde. Cognate to English husband.

Noun

husbonde c

  1. master
    Marknadskrafterna är en bra dräng, men de är en dålig husbonde.
    Market forces are a good servant, but a bad master.

Declension

Declension of husbonde 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative husbonde husbonden husbönder husbönderna
Genitive husbondes husbondens husbönders husböndernas

Derived terms

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