Burd
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Burd is a noun meaning (dialectal, obsolete) maiden, young woman.
Meaning
(dialectal, obsolete) maiden, young woman.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- burds
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include beldame, mourneress, bowre, pucel, beldam, bountyhed.
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