Etymology

leeboard

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Today it means: A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway. Full definition →

Middle English lebord ← Old Norse *hléborð
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  1. Old Norse · derived from*hléborð
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlebord
  3. English todayleeboard

From Middle English lebord, leburd, probably from Old Norse *hléborð, equivalent to lee + board. Cognate with Icelandic hléborð.

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