"lodesman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lodesmen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English lodesman, lodesmon, lodysman (“pilot”, literally “lode's or course's man”), alteration of earlier lodeman, from Old English lādmann (“a leader, guide”), equivalent to lode (“way, course”) + -s- + man. Compare to lodemanage. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lodesman, lodesmon, lodysman||pilot|lit=lode's or course's man}} Middle English lodesman, lodesmon, lodysman (“pilot”, literally “lode's or course's man”), {{inh|en|ang|lādmann||a leader, guide}} Old English lādmann (“a leader, guide”), {{affix|en|lode|-s-|man|t1=way, course}} lode (“way, course”) + -s- + man Head templates: {{en-noun|lodesmen}} lodesman (plural lodesmen)
  1. (historical, nautical) A pilot; navigator. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: loadsman, lodeman, loadman Derived forms: lodemanage, loadmanage, lodemanship, lodesmanship

Inflected forms

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