bard
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /bɑːd/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /bɑɹd/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
Etymology 1
(15th c.) from Scottish Gaelic bàrd, from Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard, poet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“praise”), and reinforced by Latin bardus, borrowed from Celtic. Cognate with Latin grātus (“grateful, pleasant, delightful”), Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇāti, “calls, praises”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”).
Noun
bard (plural bards)
- A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- 1837, Richard LLWYD, "The Poetical Works of Richard Llwyd, the Bard of Snowdon
- "He is a Welsh bard, and a man full of animation, anecdote, and independence; […] "
- 1837, Richard LLWYD, "The Poetical Works of Richard Llwyd, the Bard of Snowdon
- (by extension) A poet.
- Shakespeare is known as the bard of Avon.
Derived terms
Translations
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Etymology 2
From French barde. English since the late 15th century.
Noun
bard (plural bards)
- A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
- Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
- (cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
- The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
- Specifically, Peruvian bark.
Translations
Verb
bard (third-person singular simple present bards, present participle barding, simple past and past participle barded)
- To cover a horse in defensive armor.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 29:
- The defensive armor with which the horses of the ancient knights or men at arms were covered, or, to use the language of the time, barded, consisted of the following pieces made either of metal or jacked leather, the Chamfron, Chamfrein or Shaffron, the Criniere or Main Facre, the Poitrenal, Poitral or Breast Plate, and the Croupiere or Buttock Piece.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 29:
- (cooking) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
Anagrams
Catalan
Noun
bard m (plural bards)
- bard (a professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts)
Further reading
- “bard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bard”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “bard” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “bard” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed either from German Barde or English bard. Ultimately from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard, poet”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“praise”). Cognate with Latin grātus (“grateful, pleasant, delightful”), Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇāti, “calls, praises”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bard m (plural barden)
- bard, Celtic poet, singer
French
Etymology
From Middle French bard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from unattested *berard, from Frankish *berhard (“carrier”), from Frankish *beran (“to carry”) + *-hard.
Pronunciation
Noun
bard m (plural bards)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “bard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /bˠɑːɾˠd̪ˠ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /bˠæːɾˠd̪ˠ/
Noun
bard m (genitive singular baird, nominative plural baird)
Declension
Derived terms
- filíocht na mbard (“bardic poetry”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bard | bhard | mbard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bard”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bárd”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 60
Ludian
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.
Noun
bard
Maltese
Root |
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b-r-d |
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Pronunciation
Noun
bard m (plural brud)
- cold; cold weather
See also
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.
Noun
bard m (genitive singular ?, plural bardyn)
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bard | vard | mard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
bard m (definite singular barden, indefinite plural bardar, definite plural bardane)
Further reading
- “bard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bardos.
Pronunciation
Noun
bard m (genitive baird, nominative plural baird)
Inflection
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bard | bardL | bairdL |
Vocative | baird | bardL | barduH |
Accusative | bardN | bardL | barduH |
Genitive | bairdL | bard | bardN |
Dative | bardL | bardaib | bardaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Synonyms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bard | bard pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbard |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French barde, from Latin bardus, from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to approve, praise”).
Noun
bard m pers
- (historical) bard (professional Celtic poet and singer whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men)
- (by extension) bard, poet, songster
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
bard n
Further reading
- bard in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bard in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French barde, from Latin bardus.
Noun
bard m (plural barzi)
Declension
Veps
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.
Noun
bard
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- en:Horse tack