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O1R1D2

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DOR,ORD,ROD,

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DO,OD,OR,

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Definitions and meaning of ord

ord

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d

Etymology 1

Noun

ord

  1. Abbreviation of order.
  2. (law) Abbreviation of ordinance.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ord (“point, point of a weapon, beginning”), from Old English ord (“point, spear-point, spear, source, beginning, front, vanguard”), from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz (“point”), of obscure origin (see *uzdaz).

Cognate with North Frisian od (“tip, place, beginning”), Dutch oord (“place, region”), German Ort (“location, place, position”), Danish od (“a point”), Swedish udd (“a point, prick”), Icelandic oddur (“tip, point of a weapon, leader”). See also odd.

Alternative forms

  • orde

Noun

ord (plural ords)

  1. (now chiefly UK dialectal) A point.
  2. (now chiefly UK dialectal) A point of origin; a beginning.
  3. (now chiefly UK dialectal) A point of land; a promontory.
    • 1900, Cai.:
      When a man came from Sutherland into Caithness over the Ord [of Caithness, in the southern tip of the county], he was called an ord-louper .
  4. (now chiefly UK dialectal) The point or edge of a weapon.
    Saul drew his sword, And ran even upon the ord. — Cursor Mundi.
    And touched him with the spear's ord. — Romance of Sir Otuel.
Derived terms
  • odds and ends

Anagrams

  • dor, rod, ODR, d'or, DOR, D. Or., Rod, Dor., DRO, Dor, dro, RDO

Azerbaijani

Noun

ord (definite accusative ordu, plural ordlar)

  1. Alternative form of ovurd (“inside of cheek”)

Declension

Further reading

  • “ord” in Obastan.com.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, cognate with English word, German Wort. The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om (“word”), which is also the source of Latin verbum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːˀr/, [ˈoɐ̯ˀ]
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

ord n (singular definite ordet, plural indefinite ord)

  1. word (a single word)
  2. word (an utterance)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ord” in Den Danske Ordbog

Irish

Alternative forms

  • órd (superseded)

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /auɾˠd̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɔːɾˠd̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ord, from Proto-Celtic *ordos (whence also Welsh gordd and Breton horzh). Connections outside Celtic are uncertain, but it may be related to Old Armenian ուռն (uṙn, “hammer”).

Noun

ord m (genitive singular oird, nominative plural oird)

  1. sledgehammer

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ord, ordd, from Latin ōrdō.

Noun

ord m (genitive singular oird, nominative plural oird)

  1. (religion, agriculture, etc.) order
  2. sequence, arrangement
  3. (literary) ordered manner, rule
  4. (literary) function
  5. (ecclesiastical) prescribed form of service
Derived terms

Declension

Mutation

References

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ord”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “órd”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 534

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • orde

Etymology

From Old English ord. Akin to Old Frisian ord (“place, point”), Old Saxon ord (“point”), Old High German ort (“point, beginning”), Old Norse oddr (“point of a weapon”). More at odd.

Noun

ord

  1. a point
  2. the point of a weapon
  3. a point of origin, beginning

Descendants

  • English: ord

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (“word”). Cognates include Danish ord, Swedish ord, German Wort, and English word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːɾ/

Noun

ord n (definite singular ordet, indefinite plural ord, definite plural orda or ordene)

  1. a word (a distinct unit of language with a particular meaning)
    Jeg forstår ikke dette ordet. ― I can’t understand this word.
  2. word (something promised)
    Jeg gir deg mitt ord på at jeg skal være der i tide. ― I give you my word that I will be there on time.
  3. word (a discussion)
    Kunne vi få et ord med deg? ― Could we have a word with you?
  4. reputation
    Han har godt ord på seg. ― He has a good reputation.
  5. (definite singular only) permission to speak
    Jeg overlater ordet til min kollega. ― I’ll let my colleague speak.

Derived terms

References

  • “ord” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (“word”). Akin to English word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uːrˠ], [uːɽ], [uːɺ̠]
    • Homophone: or
  • (thick L) IPA(key): /uːɭ/ (see ol)

Noun

ord n (definite singular ordet, indefinite plural ord, definite plural orda)

  1. a word (a distinct unit of language with a particular meaning)

Derived terms

References

  • “ord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • or (Northumbrian dialect)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“stab”).

Cognate with Middle Dutch ort (Dutch oord), Old High German ort (German Ort), Old Norse oddr (Icelandic oddur, Swedish udd, Danish od).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ord/, [orˠd]

Noun

ord m

  1. point (especially of a weapon)
  2. point of origin, beginning
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
  3. front; vanguard, chief
    • Finnesburh Fragment, line 12:

Declension

Strong a-stem:

Derived terms

  • ordfruma

Descendants

  • Middle English: ord
    • English: ord, orde
    • Scots: ord

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • ordd

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [or͈d]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ordos (whence also Welsh gordd and Breton horzh). Connections outside Celtic are uncertain, but it may be related to Old Armenian ուռն (uṙn, “hammer”).

Noun

ord m (genitive uird, nominative plural uird)

  1. sledgehammer

Declension

Descendants

  • Irish: ord
  • Manx: oard
  • Scottish Gaelic: òrd

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ord(d)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

From Latin ōrdō.

Noun

ord m (genitive uird, nominative plural uird)

  1. (religion, agriculture, etc.) order
  2. sequence, arrangement
  3. ordered manner, rule
  4. function

Declension

Descendants

  • Irish: ord
  • Scottish Gaelic: òrd

Further reading

  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ord(d)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Mutation

References

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin foras de.

Adverb

ord

  1. outside

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (“word”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːrd/, [ˈuːɖ]

Noun

ord n (plural ord, definite singular ordet, definite plural orden)

  1. a word (unit of language)
  2. a word (promise)
  3. (computing) a word

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • ord in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • ord in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • ord in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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