Plural of bourd or a dialectal term related to joking, jesting, or playful mocking behavior.
The plural form of 'bourd' with the standard '-is' or '-es' ending, or possibly a variant spelling of related jesting terms in Middle French.
This rare plural form shows how Old French vocabulary had variations across regions—different areas pronounced and pluralized words differently, creating multiple versions that confused later scholars!
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