- burd
- burd poetic word for "woman, lady" in old ballads; later "young lady, maiden;" c.1200, perhaps from O.E. byrde "wealthy, well-born." Or a metathesis of bryd "bride." The masculine equivalent was berne.
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burd — burd·ie; burd; … English syllables
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burd — /berrd/, n. Chiefly Scot. a young lady; maiden. [1175 1225; ME burde lady, perh. repr. OE byrde well born] * * * … Universalium
Burd — Burdick suction … Medical dictionary
