burd

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English berde (“woman, lady, young lady”), possibly from Old English byrde, ġebyrde (“of noble birth”), from byrd, ġebyrd (“birth”), or from an unattested *byrde (“embroideress”). Possibly the origin of the English slang bird for a young woman. === Noun === burd (plural burds) (dialectal, obsolete) maiden, young woman ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === BrdU, brud, drub == 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 === IPA(key): /bøt/ === Noun === burd n (plural burden, diminutive burdsje) beard ==== Further reading ==== “burd (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011