bourder

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English bourdour, from From Old French bordeor, bourdour; equivalent to bourd +‎ -er.

Noun

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bourder (plural bourders)

  1. (obsolete) A jester.

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Verb

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bourder

  1. to get bogged down, stuck, be unable to move forward

Middle English

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Noun

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bourder

  1. Alternative form of bourdour
    • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London: [] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur [], London: David Nutt, [], 1889, →OCLC:
      cowardly and felonsly they slew sir Dynadan, whyche was a grete dammage, for he was a grete bourder and a passynge good knyght
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