Etymology

birthtide

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Today it means: The time or season of one's birth, birthtime. Full definition →

Middle English burdtide
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromburdtide
  2. English todaybirthtide

From Middle English burdtide, burð tid, equivalent to birth + tide (“time, season”).

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