baaierd
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFirst attested in the 17th century. Etymology uncertain, perhaps from baaierd, beierd, which might be related to Middle French bayart or Old French baaillier.[1]
Noun
editbaaierd m (plural baaierds or baaierden)
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: baaierd
Etymology 2
editNoun
editbaaierd m (plural baaierds or baaierden)
- (historical) an institution that provided temporary shelter to poor strangers
Alternative forms
editReferences
edit- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press