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Quotation dates: 1375-1599
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Lording, n. Also: -yng. [ME. (13th c.) and e.m.E. lording, -yng, early loverding, laverding, laferrdinng (Orm), OE. hláfording.] Only in plur. : Lords, noblemen, gentlemen. a. Commonly as a mode of address. = Lord n. 32 b, c. b. In general use. = Lord n. 6.Chiefly early and chiefly in verse.a. 1375 Barb. i. 445.
Lordingis, quha likis for till her The romanys now begynnys her 1375 Ib. iii. 35.
His men till him he gan rely And said, ‘Lordyngis, foly it war [etc.]’ 1375 Ib. xix. 76 (E).
The pepill ferly fast gan thring Him … for to se, … Schir Ingrahame … said, ‘Lordingis, quhar to pres ye? [etc.]’ 1375 Ib. ii. 325, iv. 550 (E), xi. 271 (C), xii. 171, 210; etc. ?1438 Alex. i. 2398.
The gude duke callit his men … And said, ‘Lordingis, now may ȝe sie That [etc.]’ ?1438 Ib. 2231, ii. 343, 360, etc. ?14.. Ship Laws in c1500 Harl. MS. 4700 fol. 151.
Lordingis, frauchtis in ȝour portaigec1460 Alex. (Taym.) 55, 1789. a1500 Golagros and Gawane 341.
Lordingis in le, I rede ye tent treuly to my teching 15.. Clariodus iv. 2689.
Lordingis, it is not unkend perdie, How [etc.]b. 14.. Acts I. 73/2.
In presens of the forsaid gret lordingis [L. magnatibus] c1450-2 Howlat 628.
Quhat fele armes … Of lordingis and sere landis … The said persewant bure c1450-2 Ib. 634.
I will … begyn quhar I left at lordingis deir, The court of the empriour c1450-2 Ib. 810.
The dene rurale … reprovit him than, Bad him his lesingis leif befor thai lordingis c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 2061.
[This book serves] till gif exempill to thir lordingis ȝing Quhow thai suld serwe … thair king a1500 Golagros and Gawane 1051.
Lordingis and ladyis in the castell on loft a1500 Tale of the Colkelbie Sow Proh. 10.
Thair talk that tyme … Befoir lordingis and ladeis amiable
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