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English word origin

Etymology of urdé

Possibly from a misreading of French [croix] vidée (“reduced [cross]”), in croix aiguisée et vidée, a cross pointed and reduced or voided. Alternatively, from Anglo-Norman urdee, ordé (“pointed”), ultimately from Frankis

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Pointed, as a cross, or having a point projected, as a bend; varriated.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Possibly from a misreading of French [croix] vidée (“reduced [cross]”), in croix aiguisée et vidée, a cross pointed and reduced or voided. Alternatively, from Anglo-Norman urdee, ordé (“pointed”), ultimately from Frankish *ord (“point”), from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz (“point”). More at English ord.

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  • Derivation mentionvidéfr
  • Derivation mention*uzdazgem-pro · point
  • Cognate mentionorden
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