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)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | byrd | byrden |
| genitive | byrds | byrdens |
Derived terms
- efterbyrd
- jernbyrd
- vidnesbyrd
Old English
Alternative forms
- *ᛒᚣᚱᛞ (*byrd)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *burþiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /byrd/, [byrˠd]
Noun
byrd f
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | byrd | byrde, byrda |
| accusative | byrd, byrde | byrde, byrda |
| genitive | byrde | byrda |
| dative | byrde | byrdum |
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”)
Related terms
- flǣsċġebyrd (“incarnation”)