byrd

See also: Byrd

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse burðr m (“bearing, birth”), byrð f (“ancestry”), from Proto-Germanic *burdiz ~ *burþiz, cognate with Swedish börd, English birth and German Geburt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbyrˀd/, [ˈb̥yɐ̯ˀd̥]

Noun

byrd c (singular definite byrden, not used in plural form)

1. descent, birth, heritage

Declension

Declension of byrd

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	byrd	byrden
genitive	byrds	byrdens

Derived terms

• efterbyrd
• jernbyrd
• vidnesbyrd

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burþiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byrd/, [byrˠd]

Noun

byrd f

1. birth
2. bearing
3. burden

Declension

Declension of byrd (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	byrd	byrde, byrda
accusative	byrd, byrde	byrde, byrda
genitive	byrde	byrda
dative	byrde	byrdum

Derived terms

• byrdsċiepe (“childbearing”)
• eorlbyrd (“noble birth, nobility”)
• forbyrd (“endurance, forbearance, abstention”)
• inbyrdling (“slave born in master's house”)
• lætbyrd (“slow birth”)
• lambyrd (“imperfect birth”)
• misbyrd (“misbirth, abortion”)
• mundbyrd
• stefnbyrd (“direction, regulation”)
• sweartbyrd (“unfortunate birth”)
• ġebyrd (“birth, parentage, condition”)

 

Related terms

• flǣsċġebyrd (“noble birth, nobility”)