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sourd

/suːrd/ Early Modern

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Inherited from Middle English sourden, from Old French sourdre, from Latin surgō, contraction of earlier subrigō. Compare source. Doublet of surge.

verb sourds · sourding · sourded · sourde

Early, Modern To arise, issue or emerge; to give rise. […]wherby at the last shuld have sourded discention amonge the people, they beinge seperately enclined towarde theyr naturall souerayne lorde[…]

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@misc{sourd_2026,
  title = {sourd},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sourd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}