lordlyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- loverdling, loverding, lording, lorlyng, lordling, lordyng
Etymology
From lourde + -ling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔːvərdlinɡ/, /ˈlɔːrdlinɡ/, /ˈlɔːrdinɡ/, /ˈlɔːrlinɡ/
Noun
lordlyng (plural lordlynges)
- A noble or lord; a minor or petty ruler.
- A way a noble addresses inferiors or peers
- (rare, Late Middle English) A way a writer addresses their audience
Descendants
- English: lordling, lording
References
- “lōrdling (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.