A fork, gafol, was a woman; a spoon, laefel, was a man; and the table they were on, bord, was neither, also called neuter.
Una forchetta, 'gafol', era femminile; un cucchiaio, 'laefel', era maschile; e il tavolo sopra il quale erano posti, 'bord', non era né l'uno né l'altro, ovvero neutro.