baert

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bart, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰ-eh₂.

Noun

bāert m

1. beard

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	bāert	bāerde
accusative	bāert	bāerde
genitive	bāerts	bāerde
dative	bāerde	bāerden

Alternative forms

• bart

Descendants

• Dutch: baard
  • Afrikaans: baard
  • Negerhollands: baard
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: bad (archaic)
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: barde
  • → West Frisian: baard
• Limburgish: baerd

Further reading

• “bart (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “baert”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN