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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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

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Old English

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Noun

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hūsbonde f

  1. feminine form of hūsbonda; the mistress of a house

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Swedish

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 husbonde on Swedish Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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