Middle English loverd or lord reduces to modern lord, with loss of the unstressed medial vowel and stabilized spelling.
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lord
ruler; master; titled man
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · lord titleloverd
lord; master
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The master and title senses continue while the compound becomes opaque.
Recorded before the twelfth century in English.
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Lord — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes Middle English loverd or lord and the pre-twelfth-century horizon.
Lord — American Heritage DictionaryHeadword etymology
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Independently publishes the Old and Middle English development.
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