oardee

Manx

Alternative forms

• oard

Etymology

From Old Irish ordaigid (“to order, to command”), from ord (“order, sequence, arrangement”), a learned borrowing from Latin ōrdō (“order, rank”). Cognate with Irish ordaigh and Scottish Gaelic òrdaich.

Verb

oardee (verbal noun oardaghey)

1. to order
2. to dispense
3. to ordain
4. to command
5. to commission
6. to rank
7. to authorize
8. to decree

Derived terms

• aa-oardee
• co-oardee

Related terms

• oardagh