Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.
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| foreyards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂éy Proto-Germanic *furai Proto-Germanic *furai- Proto-West Germanic *forē- Old English fore- Middle English fore- English fore- English yard English foreyard From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).
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| foreyards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
nrf vèrgue d'mîsaine (a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail) · it trinchetto (a yard on the lower mast of a square-rigged foremast of a ship used to support the foresail)