Etymology

buirdly

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Today it means: Sturdy, well-built; solid, stocky. Full definition →

Scots buirdly
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  1. Scots · borrowed frombuirdly
  2. English todaybuirdly

Borrowed from Scots buirdly, alteration of earlier buirly (“burly”), of uncertain origin.

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