börd
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From the verb bära, just like English birth relates to the verb bear. From Old Swedish byrþ, from Old Norse burðr, byrð, Proto-Germanic *burdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Noun edit
börd c
- a birth (the event), childbirth, delivery
- nobility, birthright, descent, ancestry, lineage (the privileges that come with birth, e.g. for a nobleman)
- en kvinna av börd och en man av folket
- a noble woman and a man of the people
- en kvinna av börd och en man av folket
Declension edit
Declension of börd | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | börd | börden | börder | börderna |
Genitive | börds | bördens | börders | bördernas |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- börd in Svensk ordbok.