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loord

loord noun: a dull, stupid fellow; a lout.

Noun

loord (plural loords)

  1. (obsolete) A dull, stupid fellow; a lout.
  2. (obsolete) A lazy person; an idler
    • Spker, thous but a laeſie loord,
      and rekes much of thy ſwinck,
      That with fond terms, and weetleſſe words
      to blere myne eyes doeſt thinke1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Iulye. Ægloga Septima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC, folio 26, recto

Forms of loord

pluralloords

Origin of loord

Likely from Middle French lourdin (“dull, obvious; clownish”) (related to lourdat (“dunce”), lourdade (“wench”)), from Middle French lourd (“heavy”), from Old French lourt, from Late Latin lurdus, possibly of Germanic origin. Cognate with Dutch loerd, French lourdant, Scottish Gaelic lurdan, this last apparently possessing a more knavish, roguish sense. Another etymology mentioned by Samuel Johnson is that the word may derive from the Gascon town of Lourdes (earlier called Lorde or Lourde) in Southern France, at one time known for being home to unskillful robbers; the characterization of the robbers as unusually awkward and heavy lending to the preexisting Latin word.

Questions about loord

What does loord mean?
Loord means a dull, stupid fellow; a lout.
What part of speech is loord?
Loord is a noun.
What is the plural of loord?
The plural of loord is loords.

Words near loord in the dictionary

  1. looptops
  2. loopwise
  3. loopy
  4. Loor
  5. Loorana
  6. loord
  7. loords
  8. loories
  9. Loors
  10. loory
  11. loos

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