bord

See also: Bord, borð, bòrd, bórd, börd, börð, and bǫrð

English

Etymology 1

See board.

Noun

bord (plural bords)

  1. Obsolete form of board. [11th–17th c.]
    • 1898, Herbert William Hughes, A Text-book of Coal-mining, page 154:
      A jenkin is then carried up the pillar alongside the old bords []
  2. Obsolete form of bourd. [14th–17th c.]
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From board, which is also a less common variant of bord; probably from the former practice of laying boards in mine passageways to form a relatively smooth surface along which the coal was dragged in sledges.[1]

Noun

bord (plural bords)

  1. (mining) The coalface parallel to the natural fissures.

References

  1. ^ bord”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin burdus (bastard).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bord (feminine borda, masculine plural bords, feminine plural bordes)

  1. bastard
    Synonyms: bastard, expòsit, (archaic) bordegàs
  2. (botany) false
  3. barren, not yielding fruit (of a fruit tree)
Derived terms

Noun

bord m (plural bords, feminine borda, feminine plural bordes)

  1. bastard
    Synonyms: bastard, expòsit
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bordo, from Frankish *bord. Doublet of borda.

Noun

bord m (plural bords)

  1. (nautical) board (side of a ship)
  2. (nautical) gunwale
    Synonym: borda
Derived terms

Further reading

Cornish

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old English bord (board).

    Noun

    bord m (plural bordys)

    1. (Revived Late Cornish) A table
      Synonym: moos

    Derived terms

    Mutation

    Mutation of bord
    radical soft aspirate hard mixed
    bord vord unchanged pord ford,
    vord*

    * after 'th
    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Danish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈboːˀr/, [ˈb̥oˀɐ̯], [ˈb̥oɐ̯ˀ]
    • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
    • Homophone: bor

    Etymology 1

    From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą, cognate with English board, German Bord.

    Noun

    bord n (singular definite bordet, plural indefinite borde or (in the sense “plank”) bord)

    1. table, desk
    2. plank (in a ship)
    Declension
    Declension of bord
    neuter
    gender
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative bord bordet borde
    (in the sense “plank”) bord
    bordene
    genitive bords bordets bordes
    (in the sense “plank”) bords
    bordenes
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    bord

    1. imperative of borde

    Dutch

    Etymology

    From Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch *bort, from Proto-West Germanic *bord, from Proto-Germanic *burdą. Doublet of boord (board of a ship).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bɔrt/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: bord
    • Rhymes: -ɔrt

    Noun

    bord n (plural borden, diminutive bordje n)

    1. plate, dish (cutlery)
    2. plank, board (as in "blackboard" (see schoolbord) or as in "chessboard" (see schaakbord))
    3. sign (traffic, etc.)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Afrikaans: bord
    • Negerhollands: bort
    • Caribbean Hindustani: bort
    • Caribbean Javanese: bort
    • Papiamentu: bòrchi (from the diminutive)
    • Sranan Tongo: bortu

    French

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old French bord, from Frankish *bord.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    bord m (plural bords)

    1. border, edge, limit; boundary
    2. side
    3. rim
    4. shore

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Haitian Creole:
    • Portuguese: borda

    Further reading

    Irish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      From Middle Irish bord (border, board)[2] (compare Manx boayrd, Scottish Gaelic bòrd), from Old English bord (plank, table).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      bord m (genitive singular boird, nominative plural boird or borda)

      1. table
        Synonym: (Ulster) tábla
      2. board (managing committee)
      3. (nautical) deck (floorlike covering on a ship)

      Declension

      Declension of bord (first declension)
      bare forms
      singular plural
      nominative bord boird
      vocative a bhoird a bhorda
      genitive boird bord
      dative bord boird
      forms with the definite article
      singular plural
      nominative an bord na boird
      genitive an bhoird na mbord
      dative leis an mbord
      don bhord
      leis na boird
      • Alternative plural form: borda (used in certain prepositional phrases)

      Derived terms

      • ar bord (on board, aboard)
      • bord na farraige (seaboard)
      • bord níocháin (washstand)
      • bord seomra bia (dining table)
      • brat boird, éadach boird (table-cloth)
      • fíon boird m (table wine)
      • imeallbhord (border, verge, margin; coastline)
      • lárbhord (after-deck)

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of bord
      radical lenition eclipsis
      bord bhord mbord

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      References

      1. ^ bord”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
      2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bord”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      3. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 61, page 14
      4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 33
      5. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 498 (i), page 179
      6. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 548.55, page 228; reprinted 1979

      Further reading

      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bórd”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 111; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bord”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
      • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “bord”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
      • bord”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

      Middle English

      Etymology 1

        Inherited from Old English bord.

        Alternative forms

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /boːrd/, /bɔrd/

        Noun

        bord (plural bordes or borden)

        1. A board or slab (usually of wood)
        2. A piece of wood for writing upon.
        3. A table (especially one used for craftsmanship).
          1. (religion) An altar; a table used for religious purposes.
          2. A dining table or its surface.
        4. A serving or helping of food and drink; nourishment.
        5. A seafaring vessel; a boat.
        6. The direction a boat is headed in.
        7. A shield (board of protective armour).
        Derived terms
        Descendants
        References

        Etymology 2

        Noun

        bord

        1. alternative form of bourde

        Etymology 3

        Verb

        bord

        1. alternative form of bourden

        Norman

        Etymology

        Borrowed from Old Norse borð.

        Noun

        bord m (plural bords)

        1. (Jersey, nautical) board (side of a ship)

        Derived terms

        • baté d'bord (lifeboat)
        • bord à tèrre (in shore)
        • bord au large (off shore)
        • bord dé baté (planking)
        • bord d'la mé (seaside)
        • bord du vent (leeward)

        Norwegian Bokmål

        Etymology 1

        From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /buːɽ/, /buːɾ/
        • Homophones: bol, bor

        Noun

        bord n (definite singular bordet, indefinite plural bord or border, definite plural borda or bordene)

        1. table (furniture)
        2. wooden board; plank
        Derived terms

        Etymology 2

        From Middle Low German borde (border, edge, hem), possibly from Old Saxon *borda.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /bord/

        Noun

        bord m (definite singular borden, indefinite plural border, definite plural bordene)

        1. border (decorative strip)

        References

        Norwegian Nynorsk

        Etymology 1

        From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /buːr/, /buːɽ/
        • (Trøndelag, Toten) IPA(key): /buːɭ/ (see bol)

        Noun

        bord n (definite singular bordet, indefinite plural bord, definite plural borda)

        1. (furniture) table
        2. wooden board; plank
        Derived terms

        Etymology 2

        From Middle Low German borde. Akin to English border and German Borte.

        Noun

        bord m (definite singular borden, indefinite plural bordar, definite plural bordane)

        1. border (decorative strip)
          Synonym: borde

        References

        • “bord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
        • “bord” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

        Old English

        Etymology

          From Proto-West Germanic *bord, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /bord/, [borˠd]

          Noun

          bord n

          1. board, plank
          2. table
          3. the side of a ship; (by extension) the ship itself
            Sē frumlida stāg on bord þæs sċipes.
            The captain climbed aboard the ship.
            • c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
              Hīe cwǣdon, "Hū dōþ wē ymb þē?" Hē andwyrde, "Weorpaþ mē ofer bord."
              They said, "What are we going to do about you?" He answered, "Throw me overboard."
          4. (poetic) shield

          Declension

          Strong a-stem:

          singular plural
          nominative bord bord
          accusative bord bord
          genitive bordes borda
          dative borde bordum

          Synonyms

          Derived terms

          Descendants

          Romanian

          Etymology

          Borrowed from French bord.

          Noun

          bord n (plural borduri)

          1. side of a ship's deck

          Declension

          singular plural
          indefinite definite indefinite definite
          nominative-accusative bord bordul borduri bordurile
          genitive-dative bord bordului borduri bordurilor
          vocative bordule bordurilor

          Swedish

          Etymology

          From Old Swedish borþ, from Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /buːrd/, [buːɖ]
          • Audio (Gotland); ett bord:(file)

          Noun

          bord n

          1. a table (piece of furniture)
          2. (nautical) plank used in the side of a hull, strake

          Declension

          Derived terms

          table

          See also

          • tabell (table (other senses))

          References

          Tagalog

          Etymology

          Borrowed from English board.

          Pronunciation

          • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈboɾd/ [ˈboɹd̪]
          • Rhymes: -oɾd
          • Syllabification: bord

          Noun

          bord (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜇ᜔)

          1. board (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material)
          2. board (surface for a board game)
            Synonym: tabla
          3. board (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.)
            Synonym: pisara
          4. board (managing committee)
            Synonyms: lupon, kalupunan, konseho, hunta
          5. board (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging)
            Synonym: pagkain

          See also

          Welsh

          Etymology

            From Middle Welsh bort, from Old English bord (board); doublet of bwrdd.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /bɔrd/
            • Rhymes: -ɔrd

            Noun

            bord f (plural bordydd)

            1. (South Wales) table (item of furniture)
              Synonym: bwrdd
            2. food and drink, hospitality, sustenance
            3. (nautical) side (of a ship)

            Derived terms

            • lliain bord (tablecloth)
            • y Ford Gron (the Round Table)

            Mutation

            Mutated forms of bord
            radical soft nasal aspirate
            bord ford mord unchanged

            Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
            All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

            Further reading

            • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bord”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
            • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bord”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies