[archaeology] A gord is a medieval Slavonic fortified settlement, also occasionally known as a burgwall or Slavic burgwall after the German term for such sites. The ancient peoples were known for building wooden fortified settlements. The reconstructed Centum-satem isogloss word for such a settlement is g`herdh, gordъ, related to the Germa... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gord_(archaeology)
Gord noun [ Written also gourd .] [ Perh. hollow, and so named in allusion to a gourd .] An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/44