sord
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sord
First recorded in 1425–50; late Middle English sourde; origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle English so(u)rden “to arise, originate, come (from), soar up (of a hawk),” from Old French so(u)rdre, from Latin surgere “to rise, get up”
Example Sentences
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All the wurld has herd of the fame of Prins Ricardo, whose name is feerd, and his sord dreded, wherever there are Monsters and Tirants.
From Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia being the adventures of Prince Prigio's son by Gordon Browne
I would like to be someone with a sord and a drum.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 2, 1917 by Various
Hed hand Fosh his sord or whissel or whatever it is that Generals carry nowdays.
From "Same old Bill, eh Mable!" by G. William Breck
I had a sord on; and the next Mornin we had a grate Brekfast.
From The Garies and Their Friends by Frank J. Webb
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