Old English · noun
beard
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /bæ͜ɑrd/[bæ͜ɑrˠd]
- Syllables
- bæ͜ɑrd (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- beard
Meaning
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beard
On sumon lande beoð menn akende ðā beoþ on lenge six fotmǣla lange. Hī habbað beardas ōþ cnēow sīde ⁊ feax ōð hēlan.
In a certain land, mebn are born that are six feet in height. They have beards down to of their knees and hair down to their heels.
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Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz (compare West Frisian burd, Dutch baard, German Bart), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂ (compare Latin barba, Lithuanian barzda, Russian борода́ (borodá)).
Descendants
beard
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