burde

burde

See also: Bürde

Danish

Verb

burde (present tense bør, past tense burde, past participle burdet)

1. ought

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English bord.

Noun

burde

1. Alternative form of bord

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French bourde.

Noun

burde

1. Alternative form of bourde

Etymology 3

Probably from Old English byrde; in that case, equivalent to beren +‎ -th.

Alternative forms

• buyrde, buirde, birde, byrde, byurde, berde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈburd(ə)/, /ˈbird(ə)/, /ˈbuːrd(ə)/, /ˈbiːrd(ə)/, /ˈbeːrd(ə)/
• (SW England) IPA^(key): /ˈbyrd(ə)/, /ˈbyːrd(ə)/

Noun

burde (plural burdes or burden)

1. A noblewoman; a lady or maiden; especially the Virgin Mary.
2. A young man, especially one of noble blood or Jesus Christ.

Usage notes

This term is mainly found in poetry in later Middle English.

Descendants

• English: burd

References

• “bī̆rde (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-03.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse burði, preterite of byrja.

Verb

burde (present tense bør, simple past burde, past participle burdet) (modal verb)

1. should, ought to

   Du bør få fikset det.

   You should get it fixed.

Notes

burde is often incorrectly used as the present tense in informal speech.

References

• “burde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• burda (a infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse burði, preterite of byrja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bʉrdə/, /²buːrə/

Verb

burde (present tense bør, simple past burde, past participle burt) (modal verb)

1. should, ought to

   Du burde få fiksa det.

   You should get it fixed.

References

• “burde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.