husbonde

Middle English

Alternative forms

housbonde, husband, husbande, housboonde, hosebonde, housbande

Etymology

From Old English hūsbonda. Equivalent to hus +‎ bonde.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhuːsbɔnd/, /ˈhuːsboːnd/, /ˈhusband/

Noun

husbonde (plural husbondes)

Descendants

English: husband
Scots: husband

References

“hǒus-bō̆nd(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse húsbóndi. Cognate to English husband (more cognates: see there).

Noun

husbonde c

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

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