lud

Smith: No, my lud—ve're the rig'lar chimbly sveeps vot sveeps his ludship's chimblys.

Yet so squeamish did he become when once the official mantle had descended upon his shoulders, that even the exclamations “lud!”

The lud live you, Monsieur Chaubertin, and pray how do you propose to accomplish all these pleasant things?

"I tell m'lud that the spinney's quite fresh, sir," said Hemmings, touching his cap respectfully.

I really did not mean it, Mr. Conjuror; 'pon my soul, I did not; and pray do not let your vampires take my her-lud.