"lord" meaning in Middle English

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Interjection

IPA: /lɔːrd/, /ˈlɔːwərd/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈlɔːvərd/ [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English hlāford, hlāfweard, in turn from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + weard (“ward, guardian, keeper”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hlāford}} Old English hlāford Head templates: {{head|enm|interjection}} lord
  1. (originally an invocation) Lord: an interjection variously expressing astonishment, surprise, resignation Related terms: Lord
    Sense id: en-lord-enm-intj-~x4whiWx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lorde, lhord, lourd, lourde, laverd, lhoaverd, laford, loverd, louerd, lowerd [Early-Middle-English]

Proper name

IPA: /lɔːrd/, /ˈlɔːwərd/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈlɔːvərd/ [Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English hlāford, hlāfweard, in turn from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + weard (“ward, guardian, keeper”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hlāford}} Old English hlāford Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun}} lord
  1. (Christianity) Lord: Jesus Christ, God the Son Categories (topical): Christianity, Feudalism, Heads of state, Leaders, Nobility
    Sense id: en-lord-enm-name-AaBh3kRR Disambiguation of Feudalism: 20 80 0 0 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 15 84 1 0 Disambiguation of Leaders: 9 89 2 0 Disambiguation of Nobility: 5 93 2 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 0 0 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lorde, lhord, lourd, lourde, laverd, lhoaverd, laford, loverd, louerd, lowerd [Early-Middle-English]

Noun

IPA: /lɔːrd/, /ˈlɔːwərd/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈlɔːvərd/ [Early-Middle-English] Forms: lordes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hlāford, hlāfweard, in turn from hlāf (“bread, loaf”) + weard (“ward, guardian, keeper”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hlāford}} Old English hlāford Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lord, {{enm-noun|lordes}} lord (plural lordes)
  1. lord (important man)
    Sense id: en-lord-enm-noun-8~giFvB5
  2. Lord (title of God)
    Sense id: en-lord-enm-noun-fz-L48td
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lorde, lhord, lourd, lourde, laverd, lhoaverd, laford, loverd, louerd, lowerd [Early-Middle-English] Derived forms: landlorde, lordles, lordly, lordlyng, yere of our lord

Alternative forms

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          "text": "I nul ſulle my louerd foꝛ noneſ cunneſ eiſte. / bote hit be foꝛ þe þritti platen. þat he me bitaiſte.",
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          "text": "[…]to fare out as faſt · wiþ his fader to ſpeke / ⁊ with lordesse of þat lond · þat him had long miſſed",
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          "text": "c. 1400, Lay Folks Mass, Bk. App. iii. 125",
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          "text": "I nul ſulle my louerd foꝛ noneſ cunneſ eiſte. / bote hit be foꝛ þe þritti platen. þat he me bitaiſte.",
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      "ipa": "/lɔːrd/"
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    {
      "word": "lorde"
    },
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      "word": "lhord"
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      "word": "lourd"
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      "word": "lourde"
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      "word": "laford"
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