Bur

Morpheme

Bur

Type

bound base

Denotation

excellent, noble, stout, sturdy, strong

Etymology

Middle English bur-, from burly, burely, borly, burlich, borlich, borlic; of unknown origin but possibly from Old English borlīċe

Evidence

burlier, burliest, burliness, burliness, burly, unburly

Homographs

Bur(r) [Bur, Burr]