The word’s second half, ra, is the Middle Dutch word for ‘yard’, whereas nood is Middle Dutch for ‘spare’ or ‘emergency’. The final -s, present in the headwords of Gdf and AND1, is in fact a plural ending.
s.
1ship.type of yard, wooden spar serving to support and extend a sail:
(
s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim
)
E d'autre part devers le bort Sunt li nodras e li bras fort
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nodra (s.xii3/3)