"sord" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɔː(ɹ)d/ Forms: sords [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Etymology: From Middle English sowrde, from Old French sourdre (“to rise”), that is, "to rise in flight, as a flock of birds", from Latin surgō. Related to surge. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sowrde}} Middle English sowrde, {{der|en|fro|sourdre||to rise}} Old French sourdre (“to rise”), {{der|en|la|surgō}} Latin surgō Head templates: {{en-noun}} sord (plural sords)
  1. (rare, obsolete) A flock of mallards. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-sord-en-noun-iwjMKs4X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɔː(ɹ)d/ Forms: sords [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Etymology: See sward. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sord (plural sords)
  1. Obsolete form of sward. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: sward Related terms: con sord (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-sord-en-noun-5hgQEKPI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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