What does burd mean?
Burd means (dialectal, obsolete) maiden, young woman.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dialectal, obsolete) maiden, young woman.
The hall was furnished in a manner equally grand, and at one end of it was a glorious couch of velvet, silk and gold, and there sate Burd Ellen, combing her golden hair with a silver comb.
Use burd when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Burd means (dialectal, obsolete) maiden, young woman.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The hall was furnished in a manner equally grand, and at one end of it was a glorious couch of velvet, silk and gold, and there sate Burd Ellen, combing her golden hair with a silver comb.
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