burd

Betekenis

beard

Geslag

Onsydig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bøt/

Etimologie

From Old Frisian berd, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.

Sinne

Troch syn burd like der folle âlder .

His beard made him look much older.

Hy wie wol syn burd , mar syn wylde hierren noch lang net kwyt.

He had his beard, but his wild hair was still far from gone.

As it burd it teken fan wysheid wie, soe de bok de wiiste wêze .

If the beard was the sign of wisdom, the goat would be the wisest.