byrd

See also: Byrd

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse burðr m (bearing, birth), byrð f (ancestry), from Proto-Germanic *burdiz ~ *burþiz, cognate with Swedish börd, English birth and German Geburt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyrˀd/, [ˈb̥yɐ̯ˀd̥]

Noun

byrd c (singular definite byrden, not used in plural form)

  1. descent, birth, heritage

Declension

Declension of byrd
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative byrd byrden
genitive byrds byrdens

Derived terms

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *ᛒᚣᚱᛞ (*byrd)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burþiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /byrd/, [byrˠd]

Noun

byrd f

  1. birth
  2. bearing
  3. burden

Declension

Strong i-stem:

Derived terms

  • byrdsċiepe (childbearing)
  • byrþen (burden)
  • forbyrd (endurance, forbearance, abstention)
  • ġebyrd (birth, parentage, condition)
  • inbyrdling (slave born in master's house)
  • lætbyrd (slow birth)
  • lambyrd (imperfect birth)
  • misbyrd (misbirth, abortion)
  • mundbyrd
  • stefnbyrd (direction, regulation)
  • sweartbyrd (unfortunate birth)