berd

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bert (“table; plank”), from Old Dutch *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą. Cognate with German Brett (“board; plank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛrt/

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• Hyphenation: berd
• Rhymes: -ɛrt

Noun

berd n (plural berden, diminutive berdje n)

1. (archaic) table

   Synonyms: tafel, dis

2. (Belgium) plank

   Synonym: plank

Usage notes

• Now only in use in the fixed expression te berde brengen (“bring (an idea) to the table”)

Derived terms

• berden
• schrijfberd
• te berde brengen

Related terms

• bord

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bard, bærd, beord, burd

Etymology

From Old English beard, from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛːrd/, /bɛrd/

Noun

berd (plural berdes)

1. beard

Related terms

• berdles

Descendants

• English: beard
• Scots: berd, berde, beird
• Yola: bearde
• → Anglo-Norman: berd
• →⇒ Anglo-Norman: barder (verb) (merged with Old French barbier)

References

• “bērd, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.