Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryResembling or characteristic of a bird. · Having an interest in birds. · Excited due to having encountered a bird or its scent. · Alternative form of bird (“easy to pass”).
Etymology tree Old English bridd Middle English brid English bird Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English birdy From bird + -y.
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