husbonda

Old English

Alternative forms

hūsbunda

Etymology

hūs +‎ bonda, borrowed from Old Norse húsbóndi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxuːsˌbon.dɑ/, [ˈhuːzˌbon.dɑ]

Noun

hūsbonda m

master of the house

Coordinate terms

hūsbonde f (“mistress of the house”)

Descendants

Middle English: husbonde, hosband, hosbonde, hosebonde, housbande, housbond, housbonde, housboonde, husband, husbande
- English: husband
  - ⇒ Chinese: 黑漆板凳 (hēiqī bǎndèng) (obsolete)
  - → Japanese: ハズバンド (hazubando)
    - ⇒ English: husbando
- Scots: husband

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