burbyrde

Old English

adj

Definitions

of peasant birth

Etymology

Compound from Old English būr (bower, a farmer) + Old English byrde (of noble birth).

Origin

Old English

byrde

Gloss

of noble birth

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

embower English
*burdijaz Proto-Germanic
*būraz Proto-Germanic
byrde Old English
būr Old English
efenbyrde Old English
gebur Old English
bour Middle English
burde Middle English