byrde

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /byrdə/, [ˈb̥yɐ̯d̥ə]

Noun

byrde c (singular definite byrden, plural indefinite byrder)

  1. load
  2. burden

Inflection

Declension of byrde
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative byrde byrden byrder byrderne
genitive byrdes byrdens byrders byrdernes

Middle English

Noun

byrde

  1. alternative form of burde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. a burden

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse byrðr.

Noun

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

  1. a burden

Alternative forms

Synonyms

References

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyr.de/, [ˈbyrˠ.de]

Adjective

byrde

  1. born, well-born, noble, rich

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: burde (probably)

References