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I had no idea this was the etymology for “lord” and “lady.” #medievalsky
This is from ‘Winters in the World: A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year’ by Eleanor Parker.
it always comes back to bread
(while lying on the couch) "I'm just fulfilling my feudal obligations by loafing!"
(hit by pillow)
"HIGH TREASON!"
Language is so amazing in its ability to seem intuitive to the native speaker and be absolutely batshit in its construction under analysis.
Special interest activated! This goes in reverse too - “lady” and “lord” are, etymologically, gender neutral terms that in an alternate timeline we would use to talk about bakers and the cashiers at bakeries, but in our timeline if you “m’lady” a dude it’s still misgendering him, not asking him to bake you bread.
Do a brief course in Old English. You get a totally different view of English. 🤓
Hello! What book is this, if I may ask? (I want to read it.)
So the gender-neutral term is "Loaf." I just decided that.
Obviously this is why the upper crust are so crusty.
"Thou shalt worship no bread before me!"
Oh interesting! I figured it might have come from the Scottish-Gaelic “laird” but maybe it’s the other way around? Since uh. Colonization lol
I had read that lord derived from "loaf warden" but without any additional context regarding the etymology. Cool!
Love this, thanks for sharing!
….and after the population was ravaged by the pandemic those who learned how to produce a decent sourdough loaf became the new elite….
What book is this? Would love to read more.
And at some point someone said, “ya know what would really help me guardian these loafs? A castle. With a BIG moat this time.”
What’s the word for loaf eater? Mmm bread, that’s what I’d like to be named.
