berd

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bert (“plank, tabletop”), from Old Dutch *bret, from Proto-Germanic *bredą. Cognate with German Brett (“board, plank”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛrt/ Hyphenation: berd Rhymes: -ɛrt === Noun === berd n (plural berden, diminutive berdje n) (widely archaic outside idioms; perhaps still locally in Belgium) plank, board Synonym: plank (especially) tabletop Synonym: tafelblad ==== Usage notes ==== Now chiefly restricted to the fixed expression te berde brengen (“to bring to the table, to address”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === bard, bærd, beord, burd === Etymology === From Old English beard, from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛːrd/ === Noun === berd (plural berdes) beard ==== Related terms ==== berdles ==== Descendants ==== English: beard Middle Scots: beird, berd, baird Scots: berd, berde, beird Yola: bearde → Anglo-Norman: berd →⇒ Anglo-Norman: barder (verb) (merged with Old French barbier) ==== References ====