Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *bakaburdaz. Cognate with Old Saxon *bakbord and Old Norse bakborð. Equivalent to bæc +‎ bord.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbækˌbord/, [ˈbækˌborˠd]

Noun edit

bæcbord m

  1. (nautical) the larboard or left-hand side of a ship

Declension edit