Our family motto is "Ly Bordis". What language is it and what does it mean? The family is from Scotland, but its not Scottish Gaelic, nor Latin.
2006-07-09 23:54:56 · 5 answers · asked by Okker 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
BE Still - you're awesome! The original family home in Scotland was called The Boards. Wonder what ly means.
2006-07-11 23:53:34 · update #1
it seems to be the middle english language.
bordis seems to mean tables or boards.
refer to 279 sentence of the second link. hope it helps
2006-07-10 01:09:16 · answer #1 · answered by BeStill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cant really answer this for you, but the LY maybe Welsh and the Bordis maybe from the family name or area your family originated from, sounds a little french to me.
good luck
2006-07-10 07:07:45 · answer #2 · answered by David 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could look on the link below, this page lists all the scottish clans, with their mottos - it only lists the english version of the motto, but if your family is from scotland, then you could simply look for the surname, and you should find the translation
2006-07-10 08:37:47 · answer #3 · answered by drkeys143 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try factmonster.com has names and all sorts
2006-07-11 08:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by cookedermott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know mate
2006-07-12 14:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by GRUMPY /UK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋