vord

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin virdis, syncopated from Classical Latin viridis. Compare French vert, Italian verde and Spanish verde.

Adjective

vord (feminine vorde, masculine plural vords, feminine plural vordes)

1. green

   L’harbe ât bein vorde aiproos lai pleuge.

   The grass is very green after the rain.

Derived terms

• vordi
• vordure

Middle English

Noun

vord

1. Alternative form of word

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋuːr/, /ʋuːɽ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *warduz.

Alternative forms

• vørd (dialectal)

Noun

vord m (definite singular vorden, indefinite plural vordar, definite plural vordane)

1. a ward

Derived terms

• byvord (“police”)
• gardvord
• tunvord

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vǫrðr, alternative form of verðr.

Noun

vord m (definite singular vorden, indefinite plural vordar, definite plural vordane)

1. meal

   Synonyms: verd, mål

Etymology 3

From Old Norse varða.

Noun

vord f (definite singular vorda, indefinite plural vorder, definite plural vordene)

1. Alternative form of vorde