Old English · adjective

byrde

Part of speech: adjective
IPA: /ˈbyr.de/
[ˈbyrˠ.de]
Syllables: ˈbyr · de (2 syllables)
Modern English: burd well-born rich

Meaning

born, well-born, noble, rich

Declension

Strong declension of byrde
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	byrde	byrdu byrdo	byrde
Accusative	byrdne	byrde	byrde
Genitive	byrdes	byrdre	byrdes
Dative	byrdum	byrdre	byrdum
Instrumental	byrde	byrdre	byrde
Plural
Nominative	byrde	byrda byrde	byrdu byrdo
Accusative	byrde	byrda byrde	byrdu byrdo
Genitive	byrdra	byrdra	byrdra
Dative	byrdum	byrdum	byrdum
Instrumental	byrdum	byrdum	byrdum

Weak declension of byrde
Singular
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	byrda	byrde	byrde
Accusative	byrdan	byrdan	byrde
Genitive	byrdan	byrdan	byrdan
Dative	byrdan	byrdan	byrdan
Instrumental	byrdan	byrdan	byrdan
Plural
Nominative	byrdan	byrdan	byrdan
Accusative	byrdan	byrdan	byrdan
Genitive	byrdra byrdena	byrdra byrdena	byrdra byrdena
Dative	byrdum	byrdum	byrdum
Instrumental	byrdum	byrdum	byrdum

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burdizder. Proto-Germanic *burdijaz Old English byrde From Proto-Germanic *burdijaz, derived from *burdiz (“birth, act of bearing”).

Descendants

burd

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