A fork, gafol, was a woman; a spoon, laefel, was a man; and the table they were on, bord, was neither, also called neuter.
„Fork“ (Gabel),  damals „gafol“, war weiblich; „spoon“ (Löffel), damals „laefel“,  war männlich; und „table“ (Tisch), damals „bord“, war keines von beiden, sondern sächlich.