burd

See also: Burd

English

Etymology

From Middle English berde (“woman, lady, young lady”), possibly from Old English byrde, ġebyrde (“of noble birth”), from byrd, ġebyrd (“birth”), or from an unattested *byrde (“embroideress”). Possibly the origin of the English slang bird for a young woman.

Noun

burd (plural burds)

1. (dialectal, obsolete) maiden, young woman

Translations

maiden — see maiden

Anagrams

• BrdU, brud, drub

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

burd

1. alternative form of bord (“board”)

Etymology 2

Noun

burd

1. alternative form of brid (“bird”)

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian berd, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøt/

Noun

burd n (plural burden, diminutive burdsje)

1. beard

Further reading

• “burd (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011