- from the Old
English of Brorde's Lēah,
meaning the wood of
someone called Brord(e).
Bordesley Abbey "Genuki: Bordesley, Worcestershire". genuki.org.uk....
- "boar bristle", Du
borstel "bristle"; OS brordōn "to embroider, decorate",
brord "needle" L
pingere "to paint; embroider" (Fr
peindre "to paint") broyer...