byrd

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse burðr m (bearing, birth), byrð f (ancestry), from Proto-Germanic *burdiz ~ *burþiz, cognate with Swedish börd, English birth and German Geburt.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyrˀd/, [ˈb̥yɐ̯ˀd̥]

Noun[edit]

byrd c (singular definite byrden, not used in plural form)

  1. descent, birth, heritage

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