Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɛrt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: berd
  • Rhymes: -ɛrt

Noun edit

berd n (plural berden, diminutive berdje n)

  1. (archaic) table
    Synonyms: tafel, dis
  2. (Belgium) plank
    Synonym: plank

Usage notes edit

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

Derived terms edit

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Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

berd (plural berdes)

  1. beard

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Descendants edit

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

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