English
lorel
Lorel comes from Middle English lorel.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lorel
- Englishearliest quotation 1810same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lorel
- Englishearliest quotation 1810same form
Earliest quotation: 1810, Alexander Chalmers: “But lurco, I apprehend, signifies only a glutton, which…”
Formed from lose + -le
Every English word from Middle English lorel
Today it means
noun A good-for-nothing: a vagabond, waster or losel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English lorel / lorel