bourdour
Middle English
Alternative forms
- burdyour, bourdeoure, bourder, bowrder, burdour, bordyour, border, burdier, bordiour
Etymology
From Old French bordeor, bourdour.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuːrduːr/, /ˈbuːrdjuːr/, /ˈbuːrdər/
Noun
bourdour (plural burdours)
- (rare) A teller of tales; one who employs derision or ridicule.
- (rare) A joker; one who entertains or amuses others for a living.
Descendants
- English: bourder (obsolete)
References
- “bǒurdǒur (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-03.