Saturday, 6 March 2010

lurdan

This word feels a bit like I do this morning, as I may have slightly pushed the boundaries of social drinking last night:

lurdan, lurdane or lurden (archaic) n a dull, heavy, stupid or sluggish person. Also adj. [Origin from Old French lourdin dull, from lourd heavy] Chambers, 1998

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