buird

== Manx == === Noun === buird m genitive singular of boayrd plural of boayrd === Mutation === == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English bord (“board, slab; table; boat; shield”). Cognate with English board. === Pronunciation === (Shetland, Orkney) IPA(key): /bøːrd/ (Central Scots, Down, Southern Scots) IPA(key): /beːrd/ (Donegal, Doric Scots) IPA(key): /bi(ː)rd/ (Caithness, Moray, Nairn) IPA(key): /b(j)uːrd/ === Noun === buird (plural buirds) board (relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making) table