bord

Middle English

/bɔːrd/

noun
Definitions
  • A board, slab or piece; usually of wood
  • A piece of wood used to write upon.
  • A table, especially one used for craftsmanship.
  • A serving or helping of food and drink; nourishment.
  • A seafaring vessel or boat; additionally, the direction a vessel is headed in.
  • A shield; a piece of armour designed to shield.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bord (table, board, plank, shield, ship, boundary, deck, side, side of a ship) inherited from Proto-Germanic *burdą (board, table, plank, border, edge, side).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*burdą

Gloss

board, table, plank, border, edge, side

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

端, 縁

Emoji
📋️ 🛹

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