"lord" meaning in Middle English

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Interjection

IPA: /lɔːrd/, /ˈlɔːwərd/ (note: early), /ˈlɔːvərd/ (note: early)
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, {{m|ang|hlāfweard}} hlāfweard, {{m|ang|hlāf||bread, loaf}} hlāf (“bread, loaf”), {{m|ang|weard||ward, guardian, keeper}} weard (“ward, guardian, keeper”) 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/ (note: early), /ˈlɔːvərd/ (note: early)
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, {{m|ang|hlāfweard}} hlāfweard, {{m|ang|hlāf||bread, loaf}} hlāf (“bread, loaf”), {{m|ang|weard||ward, guardian, keeper}} weard (“ward, guardian, keeper”) 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: 10 90 0 0 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 10 89 1 0 Disambiguation of Leaders: 7 91 2 0 Disambiguation of Nobility: 6 93 1 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 89 4 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 89 4 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/ (note: early), /ˈlɔːvərd/ (note: early) 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, {{m|ang|hlāfweard}} hlāfweard, {{m|ang|hlāf||bread, loaf}} hlāf (“bread, loaf”), {{m|ang|weard||ward, guardian, keeper}} weard (“ward, guardian, keeper”) 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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