bord

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

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English

Etymology 1

See board.

Noun

bord (plural bords)

1. Obsolete form of board. [11th–17th c.]
   • 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Prologues”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], OCLC 230972125; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: Printed by [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, OCLC 932884868, “The Knyght”, column 2:

     At Alyſaundre he was, when it was won / Full ofte tyme he had the bourde bigon / Abouen alle nacions in Pruce […]

     At Alexandria he was, when it was won / Quite often he had the board begun [sat at the head of the table] / Above all nations in Prussia […]

2. Obsolete form of bourd. [14th–17th c.]

Alternative forms

• bourde

Etymology 2

Noun

bord (plural bords)

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

Anagrams

• rob'd

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Catalan

Noun

bord m (plural bords)

1. bastard

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Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English bord (“board”).

Noun

bord m (plural bordys)

1. (Revived Late Cornish) table

Synonyms

• moos

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse borð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bor/, [b̥oɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

bord n (singular definite bordet, plural indefinite borde)

1. table, desk

Inflection

Declension of bord

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bord	bordet	borde	bordene
genitive	bords	bordets	bordes	bordenes

Derived terms

• billardbord
• bordlampe
• skrivebord
• spisebord

 

Noun

bord n (singular definite bordet, plural indefinite bord)

1. plank

Inflection

Declension of bord

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bord	bordet	bord	bordene
genitive	bords	bordets	bords	bordenes

Derived terms

• fra borde
• inden borde
• om bord
• over bord

 

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔrt/

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• Hyphenation: bord
• Rhymes: -ɔrt

Noun

bord n (plural borden, diminutive bordje n)

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

Derived terms

• bordenwisser
• bordspel
• diep bord
• plat bord
• schaakbord
• schoolbord
• soepbord
• stopbord
• verkeersbord

 

Related terms

• berd

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch boord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔʁ/

• Au bord de

  (file)

Noun

bord m (plural bords)

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

Derived terms

• à bord
• aborder
• au bord de
• bâbord
• déborder
• moyens du bord
• par-dessus bord
• tribord

 

Further reading

• “bord” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Irish

Alternative forms

• bórd (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish bord (“border, board”) (compare Scottish Gaelic bòrd), from Old English bord (“plank, table”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ/
• (Connemara) IPA^(key): /bˠəuɾˠd̪ˠ/

Noun

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

1. board
   1. table

      Synonym: tábla (Ulster)

2. board (of experts, etc.), council
3. (topography) border
4. (nautical) board, side
5. gunwale
6. deck
7. load

Declension

Declension of bord

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bord boird Vocative a bhoird a bhorda Genitive boird bord Dative bord boird

Forms with the definite article: Case 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 m (“seaboard”)
• bord níocháin m (“washstand”)
• bord seomra bia m (“dining table”)
• brat boird, éadach boird (“table-cloth”)
• fíon boird m (“table wine”)
• lárbhord m (“after-deck”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bord	bhord	mbord
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "bord" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “bord”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English bord, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Alternative forms

• borde, boorde, boord, burd, bourd, bourde, burde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔːrd/, /boːrd/, /bɔrd/

Noun

bord (plural bordes or borden)

1. A board, slab or piece; usually of wood
2. A piece of wood used to write upon.
3. A table, especially one used for craftsmanship.
   1. (religion) An alter; a table used for religious purposes.
   2. A table used for having meals at; a dinner table or the surface of it.
4. A serving or helping of food and drink; nourishment.
5. A seafaring vessel or boat; additionally, the direction a vessel is headed in.
6. A shield; a piece of armour designed to shield.

Derived terms

• borden
• bordcloth

Descendants

• English: board
• Scots: buird, brod
• Yola: borde

References

• “bō̆rd (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-02.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French bourde.

Noun

bord

1. Alternative form of bourde

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Old French bourder.

Verb

bord

1. Alternative form of bourden

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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”)

 

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse borð

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːɽ/; IPA^(key): /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

Terms derived from bord

• biljardbord
• bordduk
• bordplate
• bordsalt
• bordtennis

• forhandlingsbord
• fribord
• kjøkkenbord
• middagsbord
• om bord

• over bord
• skrivebord
• spisebord
• tegnebord

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bord/

Noun

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

1. border (decorative strip)

References

• “bord” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse borð

Noun

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

1. (furniture) a table
2. wooden board; plank

Derived terms

Terms derived from bord

• biljardbord
• bordduk
• bordplate
• bordsalt

• bordtennis
• forhandlingsbord
• fribord
• middagsbord

• om bord
• over bord
• skrivebord
• teiknebord

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• borde

Noun

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

1. border (decorative strip)

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bord/, [borˠd]

Noun

bord n

1. board, plank
2. table
3. shield
4. the side of a ship, (by extension) the ship itself

   Mūs is on borde þǣre ISS.

   A mouse is on board the ISS.

   Se frumlida stāg on bord þæs sċipes.

   The captain climbed aboard the ship.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"

     Hīe cwǣdon, "Hū dō wē ymbe þē?" Hē andwyrde, "Weorpaþ mē oferbord."

     They said, "What should we do about you?" He answered, "Throw me overboard."

Declension

Declension of bord (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bord	bord
accusative	bord	bord
genitive	bordes	borda
dative	borde	bordum

Synonyms

• bred

Derived terms

• blēobord (“chessboard”)
• bordclāþ (“tablecloth”)
• bordweall (“line of shields”)
• byrdling (“turtle”)
• bæcbord (“backboard of a ship”)
• innanbordes (“in this country”)
• oferbord (“overboard”)
• stēorbord (“starboard”)
• ūtanbordes (“abroad”)

 

Descendants

• Middle English: bord
  • English: board
  • Yola: borde
• → Old Irish: bord
  • Middle Irish: bord
    • Irish: bord
  • Scottish Gaelic: bòrd

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːɖ/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

bord n

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

Declension

Declension of bord
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bord	bordet	bord	borden
Genitive	bords	bordets	bords	bordens

Derived terms

(table):

• balkongbord
• blombord
• borddans
• bordduk
• bordlägga
• bordläggning
• bordlöpare
• bordsben
• bordsbeställning
• bordsbön
• bordsdam
• bordsdekoration
• bordsdryck
• bordsduk
• bordsflagga
• bordsgranne
• bordsherre
• bordsilver
• bordskant
• bordskavaljer
• bordskick
• bordskiva
• bordskniv
• bordskonversation
• bordslampa
• bordslåda
• bordslöpare
• bordsmargarin
• bordsplacering
• bordsprydnad
• bordssalt
• bordssamtal
• bordsservis
• bordssilver
• bordsskick
• bordsskiva
• bordssällskap
• bordstelefon
• bordsuppsats
• bordsur
• bordsvatten
• bordsvisa
• bordsända
• bordsände
• bordtennis
• frukostbord
• glasbord
• julbord
• klaffbord
• matbord
• matsalsbord
• skrivbord
• smörgåsbord
• soffbord
• träbord
• trädgårdsbord

 

(board):

• babord
• borda
• bordläggning
• ombord
• styrbord
• överbord

 

References

• bord in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Old English bord (“board”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔrd/

Noun

bord f (plural bordydd)

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

Synonyms

• bwrdd

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bord	ford	mord	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “bord”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies