"tord" meaning in Middle English

See tord in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /toːrd/, /tɔrd/ Forms: tordes [plural], toord [alternative], torde [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English tord, from Proto-West Germanic *tord, from Proto-Germanic *turdą. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|tord|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English tord, {{inh+|enm|ang|tord}} Inherited from Old English tord, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*tord}} Proto-West Germanic *tord, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*turdą}} Proto-Germanic *turdą Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} tord, {{enm-noun|tordes}} tord (plural tordes)
  1. Feces or fecal matter; a turd:
    Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or sharn.
    Sense id: en-tord-enm-noun-TPPq7UF~ Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 2 0 4 22 32 32 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 0 2 24 34 34 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 45 45 5 5
  2. Feces or fecal matter; a turd:
    Feces used in pharmaceuticals.
    Sense id: en-tord-enm-noun-3RLDEH1l Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Feces Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 3 2 0 4 22 32 32 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 0 2 24 34 34 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 45 45 5 5 Disambiguation of Feces: 39 61 0 0
  3. Something of little value or meaning.
    Sense id: en-tord-enm-noun-mQ7ahewO
  4. (derogatory) An insult or abusive term Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-tord-enm-noun-ef8h5zY4 Categories (other): Medicine Disambiguation of Medicine: 0 28 0 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tridel
Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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