Middle English Dictionary Entry
lōder-man n.
Entry Info
Forms | lōder-man n. |
Etymology | OE lād-man, influenced by lōder(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A leader, captain.
Associated quotations
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)3723 : An loderman we wilen us sen, And wenden in-to egipte agen.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)4110 : God hem andswerede, 'iosue, Ic wile ben loder-man after ðe.'