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English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sourden, from Old French sourdre, from Latin surgō, contraction of earlier subrigō. Compare source. Doublet of surge.
Pronunciation
Verb
sourd (third-person singular simple present sourds, present participle sourding, simple past and past participle sourded)
- (Early Modern) To arise, issue or emerge; to give rise.
1531, Thomas Elyot, “The Best Governance”, in Ernest Rhys, editor, The Boke Named the Governour (Everyman’s Library), London: J M Dent & Co; New York, N.Y.: E P Dutton & Co, published , →OCLC, 1st book, page 11:[…] wherby at the last shuld have sourded discention amonge the people, they beinge seperately enclined towarde theyr naturall souerayne lorde […]
1560, “Pſalme. xxxvi”, in Matthew Parker, The whole Pſalter tranſlated into Engliſh metre , Iohn Daye, page 98:Foꝛ with the only be theſe welles of lyfe, / Of frayle men ſpring but podels of myꝛe, / From whom ſourdeth errour ⁊ croked ſtrife […]
1596, Tho Nashe, “Dialogus”, in Haue with You to Saffron-Walden. Or, Gabriell Harveys Hunt is Up. , London: John Danter, →OCLC; republished as J P C, editor, Have with You to Saffron-Walden (Miscellaneous Tracts; Temp. Eliz. and Jac. I), ,
→OCLC,
page 71:
Cornead. The ſpirit of foolery out of this Archibald Rupenrope he ſhall never be able to caſt, were the nectar of his eloquence a thouſand times more ſuperabundant, inceſſant ſourding.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French sourd, from Old French sourt, sord, surt, surz, from Latin surdus, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sourd (feminine sourde, masculine plural sourds, feminine plural sourdes)
- deaf (person, animal)
- Synonyms: dur de la feuille, mal-entendant
- muffled (sound)
- (phonetics) unvoiced, voiceless
- Synonym: dévoisé
- Antonym: sonore
Derived terms
Noun
sourd m (plural sourds, feminine sourde)
- deaf person
Derived terms
Verb
sourd
- third-person singular present indicative of sourdre
Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French sourt, sord, surt, surz, from Latin surdus.
Noun
sourd m (plural sourds)
- deaf person
Adjective
sourd m (feminine singular sourde, masculine plural sourdz, feminine plural sourdes)
- deaf
Descendants