Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sord

/sɔɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: sord
IPA: /sɔɹd/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flock of mallards.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of sward.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

""Oh, I, well, I too fell into error, for I frittered away my morning in stalking yonder exaltation of larks, thinking they were dunlin, and in doing so disturbed the only sord of mallards on the whole marsh.""
"and now only a sord of Mallards drifted through the dense mats of New Zealand pigmyweed that coated the surface of the water."
"A sord of mallards beat off in panic."
"This is the prettieſt Lovv-borne Laſſe, that euer / Ran on the greene-ſord: […]"
"grassy Sord"

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sowrde, sourdre, surgō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɔɹd/
British English: /sɔːd/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

sords (plural)

Phrases

con sord

Frequently Paired Words

con sord

Homonyms

sword soared

Rhymes With

board record forward lord award toward afford ford sword ward reward ignored

Questions

How do you pronounce sord?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɔɹd/.
What does sord mean?: A flock of mallards.
Where does sord come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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