ludint.n.²

Brit.

/lʌd/, U.S.

/ləd/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: lord n.

Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of lord n.

A. int.

Used as an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, dismay, etc. Now somewhat archaic.

ΚΠ

a1726 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife (1743) iv. 55 Sir John. This Fellow would have ravish'd me. Watch. Ravish! I Ravish! O lud! O lud! O lud! I Ravish her!

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer ii. 42 O lud! he has almost cracked my head.

a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) iii. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 69 Lud! Sir Peter, I hope you hav'n't been quarrelling with Maria?

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 36 But soldiers, they're the boys to make a rout,..Lud, clowns are almost mad where'er they come.

1900 ‘D. Donovan’ Adventures Tyler Tatlock 278 ‘Oh, lud; oh, lud!’ he cried, ‘there's a murder a-being done!’

1964 U. Bloom Rose of Norfolk ii. iv. 78 What if the plum cake cut heavy? Oh, Lud!

2002 K. Robards Irresistible xxvi. 319 Oh, lud, yes, Lady Dempsey was telling me just the other day.

B. n.²

1. Used for ‘Lord’ in various phrases, as lud knows, lud a mercy, etc. Cf. lord n. and int. Phrases 2. Now somewhat archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > exclamation of emotion [interjection]

goodness1623

agad1672

Godsokers1672

Oh dear!1694

law1763

lud1767

Dear me!1773

Lor1776

dear knows!1805

Great God!1819

Great Scott1852

Jehoshaphat1857

lors1860

Great Sun!1867

Great Caesar!1870

gracious me!1884

my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt!1886

snakes1891

lieber Gott1898

my gosh!1920

cor1931

1767 G. S. Carey Hills of Hybla 33 To make me soldier 'gainst my will, and go the lud knows where.

1795 Observant Pedestrian II. 199 Lud a mussy, what a mess!

1858 S. H. Elliot New England's Chattels x. 111 As for cooking it, the Lud knows I shan't.

1867 Boy's Yearly Bk. 4/2 Lud a mercy! how awkward you are.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv [Oxen of the Sun] 406 Ludamassy! Pore piccanninies!

1948 E. Baume Devil Lord's Daughter vi. 156 She looked every inch a man, Lud help me.

1986 J. Aiken Dido & Pa i. 12 Lud love us, am I glad you ain't!

2. With my. In representations of the hurried or affected pronunciation used when addressing a judge in court, or by clerks in the House of Lords. Cf. lord n. 10a(c), m'lud n.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > form of address to

my Lordc1300

worshipc1475

Mr Justice1596

justiceship1637

Lord Chief Justiceship1752

Your Honour1832

lud1878

Mrs Justice1903

Madam Justice1957

1772 Gentleman's & London Mag. June 382/1 Now, my Lud! I move your Ludship for a new trial.

1794 New London City Jester 51 A tax on all barristers, who, in each half hour's pleading, said, my lud and your ludship, more than fifteen hundred times.

1830 N. S. Wheaton Jrnl. 198 I could not help noticing the affected way in which they [sc. clerks in the House of Lords] pronounce the words My Lord..as if they were written My Lud.

1878 H. James Partners for Life iii. 46 It seems, my lud, that a certain relative of the plaintiff left a somewhat ridiculous clause in his will.

1899 W. Besant Orange Girl ii. xii. 271 ‘My Lud’, said Mr. Caterham, ‘my case is completed’.

1907 J. Hollingshead Bardell versus Pickwick 5 He has just finished a case in the Lower Court, my lud.

1967 C. Mackenzie My Life & Times VI. 44 My lud and gentleman of the jury, you have now witnessed the greatest miracle since Moses struck the rock.

2001 Belfast Tel. 4 Jan. 16/2 Where it all went horribly wrong, my lud, was the choice of envelope.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lud
释义	† ludn.¹ Etymology: Compare Norwegian ludden thick, broad; and see luddock n. Scottish. Obsolete. In plural, the buttocks. ΚΠ a1568 Bannatyne MS (Hunterian Club) 764 On thair luddis Thay get grit skuddis In nakit bed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2019). ludint.n.² Brit. /lʌd/, U.S. /ləd/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: lord n. Etymology: Representing a regional or colloquial pronunciation of lord n. A. int. Used as an exclamation of surprise, emphasis, dismay, etc. Now somewhat archaic. ΚΠ a1726 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife (1743) iv. 55 Sir John. This Fellow would have ravish'd me. Watch. Ravish! I Ravish! O lud! O lud! O lud! I Ravish her! 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer ii. 42 O lud! he has almost cracked my head. a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) iii. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 69 Lud! Sir Peter, I hope you hav'n't been quarrelling with Maria? 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 36 But soldiers, they're the boys to make a rout,..Lud, clowns are almost mad where'er they come. 1900 ‘D. Donovan’ Adventures Tyler Tatlock 278 ‘Oh, lud; oh, lud!’ he cried, ‘there's a murder a-being done!’ 1964 U. Bloom Rose of Norfolk ii. iv. 78 What if the plum cake cut heavy? Oh, Lud! 2002 K. Robards Irresistible xxvi. 319 Oh, lud, yes, Lady Dempsey was telling me just the other day. B. n.² 1. Used for ‘Lord’ in various phrases, as lud knows, lud a mercy, etc. Cf. lord n. and int. Phrases 2. Now somewhat archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > exclamation of emotion [interjection] goodness1623 agad1672 Godsokers1672 Oh dear!1694 law1763 lud1767 Dear me!1773 Lor1776 dear knows!1805 Great God!1819 Great Scott1852 Jehoshaphat1857 lors1860 Great Sun!1867 Great Caesar!1870 gracious me!1884 my (giddy, sainted, etc.) aunt!1886 snakes1891 lieber Gott1898 my gosh!1920 cor1931 1767 G. S. Carey Hills of Hybla 33 To make me soldier 'gainst my will, and go the lud knows where. 1795 Observant Pedestrian II. 199 Lud a mussy, what a mess! 1858 S. H. Elliot New England's Chattels x. 111 As for cooking it, the Lud knows I shan't. 1867 Boy's Yearly Bk. 4/2 Lud a mercy! how awkward you are. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv [Oxen of the Sun] 406 Ludamassy! Pore piccanninies! 1948 E. Baume Devil Lord's Daughter vi. 156 She looked every inch a man, Lud help me. 1986 J. Aiken Dido & Pa i. 12 Lud love us, am I glad you ain't! 2. With my. In representations of the hurried or affected pronunciation used when addressing a judge in court, or by clerks in the House of Lords. Cf. lord n. 10a(c), m'lud n. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > form of address to my Lordc1300 worshipc1475 Mr Justice1596 justiceship1637 Lord Chief Justiceship1752 Your Honour1832 lud1878 Mrs Justice1903 Madam Justice1957 1772 Gentleman's & London Mag. June 382/1 Now, my Lud! I move your Ludship for a new trial. 1794 New London City Jester 51 A tax on all barristers, who, in each half hour's pleading, said, my lud and your ludship, more than fifteen hundred times. 1830 N. S. Wheaton Jrnl. 198 I could not help noticing the affected way in which they [sc. clerks in the House of Lords] pronounce the words My Lord..as if they were written My Lud. 1878 H. James Partners for Life iii. 46 It seems, my lud, that a certain relative of the plaintiff left a somewhat ridiculous clause in his will. 1899 W. Besant Orange Girl ii. xii. 271 ‘My Lud’, said Mr. Caterham, ‘my case is completed’. 1907 J. Hollingshead Bardell versus Pickwick 5 He has just finished a case in the Lower Court, my lud. 1967 C. Mackenzie My Life & Times VI. 44 My lud and gentleman of the jury, you have now witnessed the greatest miracle since Moses struck the rock. 2001 Belfast Tel. 4 Jan. 16/2 Where it all went horribly wrong, my lud, was the choice of envelope. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1568int.n.²a1726
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