burd
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of burd
1175–1225; Middle English burde lady, perhaps representing Old English byrde well born
Example Sentences
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Bird, berd, brid, burd, means lady originally: thence comes our bride.
From England's Antiphon by MacDonald, George
When "in thy arms burd Helen fell," She died, sad man, she died for thee, Nor could the films of death dispel Her loving eye's sweet radiancy.
From Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 by Fuller, Margaret
Ye lied, ye lied, my bonny burd, Sae loud’s I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude e’en to me.
From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank
Thare iz no burd kan beat a patridge on the wing for one hundred yards, i am authorized tew bet on this.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
"Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, "Sae loud's I hear ye lie; "As I came by the Lowden banks, "They bade gude e'en to me.
From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition by Scott, Walter, Sir
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