Bord
/bɔːd/noun
An archaic or dialectal English word meaning a board, plank, table, or the side of a ship.
Did you know?In Old English, bord could mean both a wooden plank and a shield, linking ordinary timber with the warrior’s protective emblem.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*burdą
“A plank, board, or flat piece of wood”
Old English
Old English
bord
“A board, plank, shield, table, or the side of a ship”
Old Norse
Old Norse
borð
“A board, ship’s side, or table”
Middle English
Middle English
bord
“A plank, table, meal, or shipboard surface”
14th–15th Century
English
bord
“An archaic or regional form associated with a board, table, or ship’s side”
Modern English
English
bord
“A rare archaic or dialectal form of “board””