burd

See also: Burd

English

Etymology

From Middle English burde (“woman, lady, young lady”), possibly from Old English byrde (“of noble birth”) (compare Middle English berne (“young man”)), or alteration of Old English brȳd (“bride”). Origin of the English slang bird for a young woman.

Noun

burd (plural burds)

1. (poetic) maiden, young woman

Translations

maiden

• German: (poetic) Maid (de) f
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• Russian: дева (ru) (deva)

Anagrams

• BrdU, brud, drub

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Middle English

Noun

burd

1. Alternative form of bord

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West Frisian

Etymology

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

Noun

burd n (plural burden, diminutive burdsje)

1. beard

Further reading

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