burd

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
4

Definition of burd

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dialectal, obsolete)maiden, young woman
    “The hall was furnished in a manner equally grand, and at one end of it was a glorious couch of velvet, silk and gold, and there sate Burd Ellen, combing her golden hair with a silver comb.”
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noun

  1. (dialectal, obsolete)maiden, young woman
    “The hall was furnished in a manner equally grand, and at one end of it was a glorious couch of velvet, silk and gold, and there sate Burd Ellen, combing her golden hair with a silver comb.”

name

  1. A surname.

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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.

Anagrams of burd

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3-letter words

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Hooks

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