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• noun
British A sharp point or edge, especially the striking tip of a weapon such as a sword, spear, or dagger.
"The warrior leveled the ord of his spear toward the advancing cavalry."
British A beginning or origin, historically preserved in the archaic phrase 'ord and end' to mean the absolute entirety of a story or event.
"The chronicler faithfully recounted the legendary tale from ord to end, leaving out no detail of the king's reign."
Word Nuance & Usage
Now almost entirely obsolete except in historical, literary, or poetic contexts, 'ord' is most commonly encountered when studying Old and Middle English texts.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'ord', meaning 'point, spear-point, source, or beginning', descended from Proto-Germanic '*uzdaz' (point).
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Historical frequency of usage in published text.