elor

y-

her-

ke-

-cou

er-m

er-g

rt

se-

and-

g-q

d-l

rd-w

ew-n

m-

-ma

daug

le-

ll

ar

er sex, and was used for male or fema

. It is not connected historically with our word duck, but is derived from ened (duck) and a

erman Gans, Icelandic gás, Danish gaas, etc.). The masculine was formed by adding -a, the old sign of the masculine. This gan

the masculine mearh (horse),

rd (Anglo-Saxon hūsbonda from Icelandic hús-bóndi, probably meaning house

others) to be from the same root word, but t

er), written loverd, lhauerd, or lauerd in Middle English. Lady is from hl??

ld French guiscart (prudent), not immediately connected

sire (Latin senior). Madam is the F

ines from