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orde

orde is the alternative form of ord.

Meaning of ord

Noun

ord (plural ords)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A point.
  2. (UK, dialectal) A point of origin; a beginning.
    • "[...] But such is life — hard upon hard from ord to end; and if I had not been made of the best of neat-leather, the longer in water the tougher, I would have melted away with my tears long ago!"1897, Frank Cowan, The millionaire
  3. (UK, dialectal) A point of land; a promontory.
    • 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 .1900, Cai.
  4. (UK, dialectal) The point or edge of a weapon.
    • Saul drew his sword, And ran even upon the ord. — Cursor Mundi.

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Forms of orde

pluralordes

Questions about orde

What is orde the alternative form of?
Orde is the alternative form of ord.

Words near orde in the dictionary

  1. ordalian
  2. ordalium
  3. ordanchite
  4. ordanchites
  5. ordas
  6. orde
  7. ordeal
  8. ordeal bean
  9. ordeal beans
  10. ordeal tree
  11. ordeal trees

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