bort
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Origin of bort
1615–25; apparently metathetic variant of *brot ( Old English gebrot fragment); akin to Middle English brotel brittle, Old Norse brot fragment
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“We are all devastated for her husband, Bort, and her family and the LGBTQ+ community, for whom Lauri was such a true ally.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023
Sylmar basketball coach Bort Escoto will celebrate the New Year by picking up his 30th career technical in his 30th year of coaching, making him a perfect candidate for ESPN’s 30 for 30.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2022
Bort described the figures as preliminary and said it would have been unethical to share them with the public.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2018
His survivors include his companion, Lucille Bort; a son, Michael Lloyd Chernesky; a stepdaughter, Desiree Medlin; and a sister, Felicia Hreschak.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2016
It had grown to quite a fine river since I last saw it in the ravines below Bort.
From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison
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