lardener

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === lardiner, lardner, lardyner === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman lardiner, apparently an alteration of larder (“larder”) after gardiner (“gardener”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌlardiˈneːr/, /ˈlardinər/ === Noun === lardener (rare) lardiner (overseer of a larder) (rare) larder (meat storehouse) ==== Descendants ==== English: lardiner (historical) Scots: laidner (obsolete) ==== References ==== “lardiner, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.