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 bern (“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, 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