noun
- a lazy, stupid, or worthless person
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The old text described him as a lurdane who spent his days in idleness.
- Medieval writers often criticized lurdanes who avoided honest work.
- She called the lazy servant a lurdane in her diary.
- The term lurdane appears in several Middle English manuscripts.
- Historical documents show lurdane was used to describe idle peasants.