bordar

English

Etymology

Latin bordarius, of Teutonic origin. See board.

Noun

bordar (plural bordars)

1. (history) A person ranking below villeins and above serfs in the social hierarchy of a manor, holding just enough land to feed a family (about five acres) and required to provide labour on the demesne on specified days of the week.

See also

• cottar

References

• Ockbrook Before Domesday, Alan Palfreyman, Ockbrook and Borrowash Historical Society, October 1999, page 8.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [burˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [borˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [boɾˈðaɾ]

Verb

bordar (first-person singular present bordo, first-person singular preterite bordí, past participle bordat)

1. to bark in a threatening manner

   Synonym: lladrar

Derived terms

• bordada
• bordadissa
• bordador

Further reading

• “bordar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bordar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “bordar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bordar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bordar m

1. indefinite plural of bord (Etymology 2)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French broder, with metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buɾˈðaɾ/
• Hyphenation: bor‧dar

Verb

1. to embroider

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Spanish

Verb

1. to embroider
2. (colloquial) to do something very well

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Swedish

Verb

bordar

1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of borda.

Anagrams

• borrad