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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bourd, v. Also: bourde, bowrd(e, burde. [ME. bourde (1303), borde, OF. bourder, f. bourde Bourd n.] intr. To sport or play, esp. in words; to speak merrily or in jest. 1375 Barb. viii. 383.
A lord so swet and debonar, … So blith als and so veill bowrdand c1420 Wynt. ii. 1281.
Scho … maid hyr oft wytht hym to bowrde Ib. viii. 5274.
He, as burdand, sayd smethely [etc.] ?1438 Alex. ii. 617.
For amouris, that ar ioly ay, Garris him sumquhyle bourd and play Ib. 2179.
Thay bourded and gamed fast a1500 Prestis of Peblis 492.
The wyser man the better can he bourd c1500-c1512 Dunb. lii. 5.
Thocht I in ballet did with him bourde, In malice spaik I newir ane woord 1513 Doug. viii. Prol. 125.
Thou … That brawlys thus … quhen bernys with thé bourdis Ib. ix. Prol. 24.
Kepand honest wys sportis quhar thai bourd 1567 Sat. P. v. 37.
Quha babishlie bourdis with his dame, It war weill wairit he gat his quhippis 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 6.
When ȝe fall to thame, bourd nocht with thame a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 129.
Of doubleness I had nae doubt, Bot bourded with my boy 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 357.
It is verrie hard to bourde with God 1665 Lauder Journal 146.
A man sould not bourd with his masters