Bertha

//ˈbɝθə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from the Germanic languages.

    "You are the beautiful Bertha, the spinner, the queen of Helvetia; / She whose story I read at a stall in the streets of Southampton"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Perchta (“goddess in Alpine paganism”). alt-of, alternative

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collarmufflerneckwearscarftie

Example

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"Little Dead Bertha is an excellent band from Russia."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Definitely from Old English Berþa as a result of metathesis of h, from earlier Old English Berhte (“bright one”), influence of Latin Bercta. Alternatively, from Old High German berhta (“bright one”), which was an epithet of the goddess Frigg.

Etymology 2

Probably from French berthe, from the name Berthe (English Bertha).

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