berd

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bert (“table; plank”), from Old Dutch *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą. Cognate with German Brett (“board; plank”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛrt/
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  • Hyphenation: berd
  • Rhymes: -ɛrt

Noun

berd n (plural berden, diminutive berdje n)

  1. (archaic) table
    Synonyms: tafel, dis
  2. (Belgium) plank
    Synonym: plank

Usage notes

  • Now only in use in the fixed expression te berde brengen (“bring (an idea) to the table”)

Derived terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English beard, from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

berd (plural berdes)

  1. beard

Descendants

  • English: beard
  • Scots: berd, berde, beird
  • Yola: bearde
  • → Anglo-Norman: berd
  • →⇒ Anglo-Norman: barder (verb) (merged with Old French barbier)

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