bard

English

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bard

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɑːd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɑɹd/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
• Homophone: barred

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)

1. 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; […]

   • 2023, Rundisc, Chants of Sennaar, Focus Entertainment, via Nintendo Switch, level/area: Gardens:

     A WEAPON, THE WARRIOR CARRIES. A SAW, THE IDIOT CARRIES. AN INSTRUMENT, THE BARD CARRIES.

2. (by extension) A poet.

   Shakespeare is known as the bard of Avon.

Derived terms

• bardic
• Bard

Translations

Etymology 2

From French barde. English since the late 15th century.

Noun

bard (plural bards)

1. A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
2. Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
3. (cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
4. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
5. Specifically, Peruvian bark.

Translations

Verb

bard (third-person singular simple present bards, present participle barding, simple past and past participle barded)

1. 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.

2. (cooking) To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.

Anagrams

• Brad, brad, darb, drab

Catalan

Noun

bard m (plural bards)

1. 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.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

bard m anim

1. bard (Celtic poet and singer)
2. (by extension) bard, poet, spokesperson

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• bard in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• bard in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• bard in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Bard (zanger)

Wikipedia ^nl

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

• IPA^(key): /bɑrt/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: bard
• Rhymes: -ɑrt

Noun

bard m (plural barden)

1. bard, Celtic poet, singer

French

Etymology

Inherited 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

• IPA^(key): /baʁ/

Noun

bard m (plural bards)

1. (dated) a sort of stretcher, with no wheels, used for transporting materials
2. (dated) a sawhorse

Synonyms

• bayard
• (sawhorse): tréteau

Further reading

• “bard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Irish

Alternative forms

• bárd (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠɑːɾˠd̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠæːɾˠd̪ˠ/

Noun

bard m (genitive singular baird, nominative plural baird)

1. poet (of a certain rank); bard
2. scold

Declension

Derived terms

• filíocht na mbard (“bardic poetry”)

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bard”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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 Proto-Finnic *parta, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.

Noun

bard

1. beard

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic بَرْد (bard).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bart/

Noun

bard m (plural brud)

1. cold; cold weather

See also

• kiesaħ

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bard, from Proto-Celtic *bardos.

Noun

bard m (genitive singular ?, plural bardyn)

1. bard
2. poet

Synonyms

• bardagh
• bardoonagh

Mutation

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• barde

Etymology

From Old Norse barð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːr/, /baːɽ/

Noun

bard m (definite singular barden, indefinite plural bardar, definite plural bardane)

1. an edge, rim, (river)bank

Related terms

• Svalbard

Further reading

• “bard” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “bard” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bardos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bar͈d/

Noun

bard m (genitive baird, nominative plural baird)

1. bard
2. poet

Inflection

Synonyms

• éices
• fer cerda
• fili
• túar

Descendants

• Irish: bard
• Manx: bard
• Scottish Gaelic: bàrd
  • → English: bard

Mutation

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bard”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

bard

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bart/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -art
• Syllabification: bard

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

1. (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)
2. (by extension) bard, poet, songster

   Synonyms: poeta, piewca, wieszcz

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bard n

1. genitive plural of bardo

Further reading

• bard in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bard in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French barde, from Latin bardus.

Noun

bard m (plural barzi)

1. bard

Declension

Swedish

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bard

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

barder

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Noun

bard c

1. bard (poet and singer)
2. (physiology, often in the plural) baleen

Declension

See also

• diktare
• skald

References

• bard in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bard in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bard in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *parta, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.

Noun

bard

1. beard

Declension