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ard en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɑɹd/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian ard (“plough”), from Old Norse arðr, from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”), whence also Latin aratrum.

Meanings

1. A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.

Forms

Synonyms

scratch plough · ard plough

Translations (16)

sv årder (simple plough) · cs rádlo (simple plough) · csb redło (simple plough) · nl rijstploeg (simple plough) · ru ра́ло (simple plough) · pl radło (simple plough) · wa eraire (simple plough) · cy aradr ddi-wadn (simple plough) · nl eergetouw (simple plough) · fi aatra (simple plough) · da ard (simple plough) · lt árklas (simple plough) · nl schuifploeg (simple plough) · fr araire (simple plough) · de Ritzpflug (simple plough) · ru ора́ло (simple plough)

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ard en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɑɹd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Contraction of all right, possibly influenced by regional Philadelphia English pronunciation.

Meanings

1. (Philadelphia, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, not-comparable, qualifier:chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) Contraction of all right.
   alt of all right
2. (Philadelphia, not-comparable, qualifier:chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) Okay; average; nothing special.

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ard en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɑɹd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Contraction of all right, possibly influenced by regional Philadelphia English pronunciation.

Meanings

1. (Philadelphia, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, not-comparable, qualifier:chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) Contraction of all right.
   alt of all right

wikipedia: Philadelphia English · wikipedia: + (plough)

ard en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɑɹd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Contraction of all right, possibly influenced by regional Philadelphia English pronunciation.

Meanings

1. (Philadelphia, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, qualifier:chiefly African-American Vernacular, slang) Contraction of all right.
   alt of all right

Relateds

aight

wikipedia: Philadelphia English · wikipedia: + (plough)