bourdour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• burdyour, bourdeoure, bourder, bowrder, burdour, bordyour, border, burdier, bordiour

Etymology

From Old French bordeor, bourdour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːrduːr/, /ˈbuːrdjuːr/, /ˈbuːrdər/

Noun

bourdour (plural burdours)

1. (rare) A teller of tales; one who employs derision or ridicule.
2. (rare) A joker; one who entertains or amuses others for a living.

Descendants

• English: bourder (obsolete)

References

• “bǒurdǒur (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-03.