buird

Scots

/bøːrd/, /beːrd/, /bi(ː)rd/, /b(j)uːrd/

noun
Definitions
  • board relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making
  • table

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bord (shield, boat, slab, board, table, exterior of a ship) 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) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerdʰ- (cut).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerdʰ-

Gloss

cut

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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