English

Proper noun

Ord

1. A city in Nebraska
2. A civil parish and village in Northumberland, England
3. (Ord River) A river in Western Australia

English

Noun

ord

1. Abbreviation of order.
2. (law) Abbreviation of ordinance.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ord, from Old English ord ‎(“point, spear-point, spear, source, beginning, front, vanguard”), from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz ‎(“point”), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- ‎(“to stick, prick, pierce, sting”) + *dʰe- ‎(“to set, place”). Cognate with North Frisian od ‎(“tip, place, beginning”), Dutch oord ‎(“place, region”), German Ort ‎(“location, place, position”), Danish od ‎(“a point”), Swedish udd ‎(“a point, prick”), Icelandic oddur ‎(“tip, point of a weapon, leader”). See also odd.

Alternative forms

• orde

Noun

ord ‎(plural ords)

1. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) A point.
2. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) A point of origin; a beginning.
   • 1897, Frank Cowan, The millionaire:

     "[...] 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!"

   • 1924, Esmoreit, Adriaan Jacob Barnouw, An ingenious play of Esmoreit: the king's son of Sicily:

     [...] Tell me wholly as it was From ord to end how it did pass When first your father was of me ware.

3. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) A point of land; a promontory.
   • 1900, Cai.:

     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 .

4. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) The point or edge of a weapon.

   Saul drew his sword, And ran even upon the ord. — Cursor Mundi.

   And touched him with the spear's ord. — Romance of Sir Otuel.

   • 1814, Henry William Weber, Robert Jamieson, Sir Walter Scott, Illustrations of northern antiquities:

     Hadubraht, the son of Hiltibrant, said, "Gladly gifts should be received; ord (spear's point) against ord.

Derived terms

• odds and ends

Anagrams

• dor , D. Or.
• dro
• RDO
• rod, Rod

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- ‎(“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːr/, [oɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

ord n (singular definite ordet, plural indefinite ord)

1. word

Inflection

Derived terms

Irish

Alternative forms

• órd (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /əuɾˠd̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ord, ordd.

Noun

ord m ‎(genitive singular oird, nominative plural oird)

1. sledgehammer
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 12:

     kā giŕcr̥ ə dæšḱə n t-aurd ə viəs agī ə bŕišə nə glox?

     conventional orthography: Cá gcuirtear i dtaisce an t-ord a bhíos agaibh a briseadh na gcloch?

     Where is the sledgehammer you have for breaking the rocks kept?

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 12:

     fāȷīš nə h-aurȷ.

     conventional orthography: Faighidís na hoird.

     Let them fetch the sledgehammers.

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ord, ordd, from Latin ōrdō.

Noun

ord m ‎(genitive singular oird, nominative plural oird)

1. (religion, agriculture, etc.) order
2. sequence, arrangement
3. (literary) ordered manner, rule
4. (literary) function
5. (ecclesiastical) prescribed form of service

Derived terms

Declension

Mutation

References

• “1 ord(d) ‘order, sequence’” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 ord(d) ‘sledgehammer’” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “órd” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "ord" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• orde

Etymology

From Old English ord. Akin to Old Frisian ord ‎(“place, point”), Old Saxon ord ‎(“point”), Old High German ort ‎(“point, beginning”), Old Norse oddr ‎(“point of a weapon”). More at odd

Noun

ord

1. a point
2. the point of a weapon
3. a point of origin, beginning

Descendants

• English: ord

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- ‎(“word”). Cognates include Danish ord, Swedish ord, German Wort, and English word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːɾ/

Noun

ord n ‎(definite singular ordet, indefinite plural ord, definite plural orda or ordene)

1. a word (a distinct unit of language with a particular meaning)

   Jeg forstår ikke dette ordet.‎

   I can’t understand this word.

2. word (something promised)

   Jeg gir deg mitt ord på at jeg skal være der i tide.‎

   I give you my word that I will be there on time.

3. word (a discussion)

   Kunne vi få et ord med deg?‎

   Could we have a word with you?

4. reputation

   Han har godt ord på seg.‎

   He has a good reputation.

5. (definite singular only) permission to speak

   Jeg overlater ordet til min kollega.‎

   I’ll let my colleague speak.

Derived terms

References

• “ord” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- ‎(“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːr/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

ord n ‎(definite singular ordet, indefinite plural ord, definite plural orda)

1. a word (a distinct unit of language with a particular meaning)

Derived terms

For other terms please refer to ord (Bokmål) above.

References

• “ord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wes- ‎(“stab”). Cognates with Middle Dutch ort (Dutch oord), Old High German ort (German Ort), Old Norse oddr (Icelandic oddur, Swedish udd, Danish od).

Noun

ord m

1. point (especially of a weapon)
2. point of origin, beginning
3. front; vanguard, chief

Declension

Derived terms

• ordfruma

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin foras de.

Adverb

ord

1. outside

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- ‎(“word”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːɖ/

Noun

ord n ‎(plural ord, definite singular ordet, definite plural orden)

1. (linguistics) word; A distinct unit of language (sounds in speech or written letters) with a particular meaning, composed of one or more morphemes, and also of one or more phonemes that determine its sound pattern.
2. Something promised.
3. (computing) A numerical value with a bit width native to the machine.

Declension

Derived terms