bort
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- borty adjective
Etymology
Origin of bort
1615–25; apparently metathetic variant of *brot ( Old English gebrot fragment); akin to Middle English brotel brittle, Old Norse brot fragment
Example Sentences
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“When my father said daay bort, pronouncing the word ‘deport’ by breaking it into syllables that creaked like a door opening and shutting,” she writes, “I felt its decree.”
From New York Times • May 14, 2023
It is tempting to wonder whether some curious misprints – "luther" for either; "bort" for both – constitute a sly joke about our own language-processing abilities.
From The Guardian • Aug. 20, 2010
Jes: I slig en nat kom Thisbe angstfuldt trippende over duggen,— saa l�vens skygge, f�r hun saa den selv, og l�b forskr�kket bort.
From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown
Vell, sir, I broke mine jaws and leg, but managed to get alongside again, and was hauled on bort.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus)
En saadan Nat gik Thisbe bange trippende paa Duggen og �jned L�vens Skygge f�r den selv og l�b forf�rdet bort.
From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown
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