burd

American  

[burd] / bɜrd /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. a young lady; maiden.

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Etymology

Origin of burd

1175–1225; Middle English burde lady, perhaps representing Old English byrde well born

Example Sentences

Bird, berd, brid, burd, means lady originally: thence comes our bride.

From England's Antiphon by MacDonald, George

I observed no difference between this burd and those of the same family common to the U States, except that this appeared to be more booted and more thickly clad with feathers.-

From The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by Lewis, Meriwether

"About this burd," he began, in a rich, friendly drawl, indicating the rooster.

From The Motormaniacs by Osbourne, Lloyd

Aw seized hoid oth burd an made th' best o' my way aghtside, an as sooin as aw showed mi face ther wor a reglar yell, an they all squandered to let me pass.

From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by Hartley, John

Now keep, my son, your ha’s and tours; Ye have that bright burd in your bours; 58.

From Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series by Sidgwick, Frank