lurdan

[ lur-dn ]
noun

  1. a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.

adjective

  1. lazy; stupid; worthless.

Origin of lurdan

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (<Vulgar Latin *lurdus, for Latin lūriduslurid) + -in<Latin -īnus-ine1

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How to use lurdan in a sentence

  • We will none of your lurdans that can not pay scot and lot—your runagates that fall under the statute of outcry.

British Dictionary definitions for lurdan

lurdan

/ (ˈlɜːdən) archaic /

noun

  1. a stupid or dull person

adjective

  1. dull or stupid

Origin of lurdan

1
C14: from Old French lourdin, Old French lourd heavy, from Latin lūridus lurid

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