BOURD

Etymology

Noun

bourd (plural bourds)

(obsolete) A joke; jesting, banter.

Verb

bourd (third-person singular simple present bourds, present participle bourding, simple past and past participle bourded)

(obsolete) To jest.

Anagrams

• Burdo

Source: Wiktionary


Bourd, n. Etym: [F. bourde fib, lie, OF. borde, bourde, jest, joke.]

Definition: A jest. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Bourd, v. i.

Definition: To jest. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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