From Proto-West Germanic *burdijan, from Proto-Germanic *burdijaną. Cognate with Old Norse byrða (“to embroider, weave”).
byrdan
infinitive | byrdan | byrdenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | byrde | byrdde |
second person singular | byrdest, byrst, byrtst | byrddest |
third person singular | byrdeþ, byrt | byrdde |
plural | byrdaþ | byrddon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | byrde | byrdde |
plural | byrden | byrdden |
imperative | ||
singular | byrd | |
plural | byrdaþ | |
participle | present | past |
byrdende | (ġe)byrded |