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Burd

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    maiden, young woman dialectal, obsolete

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.

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