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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)
- (poetic, obsolete) maiden, young woman
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Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
burd
- Alternative form of bord (“board”)
Etymology 2
Noun
burd
- Alternative form of brid (“bird”)
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian berd, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.
Pronunciation
Noun
burd n (plural burden, diminutive burdsje)
- beard
Further reading
- “burd (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011