English Online Dictionary. What means jordan? What does jordan mean?
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete): iurdan, iurdane, iurdone, yordan, iourden, iorden, jurdon, jordon, jourdon, jordain, jurden, jourdan, jorden
Etymology
From Middle English jordan, from Latin jurdanus, unattested outside of England and of uncertain etymology. Usually derived from a clipped form of Jordan bottle, supposedly a bottle of curative water brought back from the River Jordan by Crusaders and pilgrims to the Holy Land, but this seems unsupported in its actual attestations. Its use for chamber pots may derive from the alchemical device having been used to hold urine.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdn̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔːdn̩/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dən
- Hyphenation: jor‧dan
Noun
jordan (plural jordans)
- (obsolete) A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.
- 15th c., Sloane MS. 73, p. 133:
- Make a good lute... and þerwiþ daub þi Iordan al aboute... and putte al þi mater in þe Iordan and hange it ouer þe fier by þe necke þt þe glas be almoost an hond brede fro þe coolis.
- 15th c., Sloane MS. 73, p. 133:
- (obsolete) A chamber pot.
Synonyms
- (chamber pot): jordan-pot, see also Thesaurus:chamber pot
Derived terms
- jordan-pot
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Jardon
Middle English
Alternative forms
- jordane, jurdan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin jurdānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔrdan/
Noun
jordan (plural jordans)
- pot
Descendants
- English: jordan
References
- “jordan, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.