Old English · noun
bæcbord
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbækˌbord/[ˈbækˌborˠd]
- Syllables
- ˈbæk · ˌbord (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- larboardleft-handportnautical
Meaning
-
the larboard, port, or left-hand side of a ship
Þā fōr hē norðrihte bē þǣm lande: lēt him ealne weġ þæt wēste land on þæt steorbord, and þā wīd sǣ on bæcbord, þrȳ dagas. Þā wæs hē swā feor norð swā þā hwælhuntan fyrrest farað.
Then he traveled due north along the land, the whole way keeping the wasteland to his starboard and the wide sea to his port side, for three days. Then he was as far north as the whalers' farthest travels.
Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bakabord, from Proto-Germanic *bakaburdaz. Cognate with Old Saxon *bakbord and Old Norse bakborð. Equivalent to bæc + bord.
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