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burd (n.)
[burd 词源字典]
poetic word for "woman, lady" in old ballads; later "young lady, maiden;" c. 1200, perhaps from Old English
byrde
"wealthy, well-born." Or a metathesis of
bryd
"bride." The masculine equivalent was
berne
.
[burd etymology, burd origin, 英语词源]