byrde

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse byrðr, from Proto-Germanic *burþį̄ (burden).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /byrdə/, [ˈb̥yɐ̯d̥ə]

Noun[edit]

byrde c (singular definite byrden, plural indefinite byrder)

  1. load
  2. burden

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

byrde

  1. Alternative form of burde

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish byrde, from Old Danish byrþi, byrthæ, from Old Norse byrðr.

Noun[edit]

byrde m (definite singular byrden, indefinite plural byrder, definite plural byrdene)

  1. a burden

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse byrðr.

Noun[edit]

byrde f (definite singular byrda, indefinite plural byrder, definite plural byrdene)

  1. a burden

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *burdijaz, derived from *burdiz (birth, act of bearing).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyr.de/, [ˈbyrˠ.de]

Adjective[edit]

byrde

  1. born, well-born, noble, rich

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: burde (probably)

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