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burd.

maiden, young woman

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. maiden, young woman

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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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