burd

American  

[burd] / bɜrd /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. a young lady; maiden.

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Etymology

Origin of burd

1175–1225; Middle English burde lady, perhaps representing Old English byrde well born

Example Sentences

Ye lied, ye lied, ye bonny burd, Sae loud's I hear ye lie; As I came by the Lowden banks, They bade gude e'en to me.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various

Aw wish aw could, like thee, fly far away, Aw'd leeav mi cares an be a burd to-day.

From Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect by Hartley, John

But whisper, Oi only remimber a shlip av a gurl comin’ in an’ makin’ little burd thracks in a bit av a book an’ you spakin’ to her thot pleasant-loike—’twas fascinayted Oi wuz.”

From The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients by Hill, Frederick Trevor

Bird, berd, brid, burd, means lady originally: thence comes our bride.

From England's Antiphon by MacDonald, George

"Zeems to me tha's zummat like the burd what cozies a new mate ivery zummer!"

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie