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bard

See also: Bard, BARD, bárd, bàrd, Bård, bård, and barð

English

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Etymology 1

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(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

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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[1]:
      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.
  3. (roleplaying games, fantasy) A class of character that typically focuses on charisma, magic and supporting other players; a fantasy fiction character inspired by this archetype.
    • 2015 August 18, Tim Pratt, Pathfinder Tales: Reign of Stars, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 116:
      I saw a bard work a bit of magic once. He brought up a volunteer from the audience, insulted him in rather colorful fashion, and then made the man forget the insults—and then he did the same trick all over again, twice more.”
    • 2024 January 9, Kristy Boyce, Dungeons and Drama, Delacorte Press, →ISBN, page 66:
      "Having a bard would be even less helpful than having a second wizard, " John interjects.
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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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.
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Verb

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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.

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Catalan

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Noun

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bard m (plural bards)

  1. bard (a professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts)

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Czech

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Noun

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bard m anim

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

Declension

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Declension of bard (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative bard bardi
genitive barda bardů
dative bardovi, bardu bardům
accusative barda bardy
vocative barde bardi
locative bardovi, bardu bardech
instrumental bardem bardy

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Further reading

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

Dutch

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Etymology

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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”).

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bard m (plural barden)

  1. bard, Celtic poet, singer

French

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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bard m (plural bards)

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

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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bard m (genitive singular baird, nominative plural baird)

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

Declension

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Declension of bard

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bard baird
Vocative a bhaird a bharda
Genitive baird bard
Dative bard baird

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bard na baird
Genitive an bhaird na mbard
Dative leis an mbard

don bhard

leis na baird

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bard bhard mbard
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Ludian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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bard

  1. beard

Maltese

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Root
b-r-d
11 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic بَرْد (bard).

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bard m (plural brud)

  1. cold; cold weather

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Manx

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Etymology

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

Noun

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bard m (genitive singular ?, plural bardyn)

  1. bard
  2. poet

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bard vard mard
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse barð.

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Noun

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

  1. an edge, rim, (river)bank
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Further reading

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

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *bardos.

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Noun

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bard m (genitive baird, nominative plural baird)

  1. bard
  2. poet

Inflection

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Masculine o-stem
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:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

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Descendants

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

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
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.

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French barde, from Latin bardus, from Proto-Celtic *bardos (“bard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to approve, praise”).

Noun

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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
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Declension of bard
singular plural
nominative bard bardowie
genitive barda bardów
dative bardowi bardom
accusative barda bardów
instrumental bardem bardami
locative bardzie bardach
vocative bardzie bardowie

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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bard n

  1. genitive plural of bardo

Further reading

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French barde, from Latin bardus.

Noun

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bard m (plural barzi)

  1. bard

Declension

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Declension of bard
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) bard bardul (niște) barzi barzii
genitive/dative (unui) bard bardului (unor) barzi barzilor
vocative bardule barzilor

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Noun

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bard c

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

Declension

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Declension of bard 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bard barden barder barderna
Genitive bards bardens barders bardernas

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Veps

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Etymology

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

Noun

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bard

  1. beard

Declension

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Inflection of bard (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. bard
genitive sing. bardan
partitive sing. bardad
partitive plur. bardoid
singular plural
nominative bard bardad
accusative bardan bardad
genitive bardan bardoiden
partitive bardad bardoid
essive-instructive bardan bardoin
translative bardaks bardoikš
inessive bardas bardoiš
elative bardaspäi bardoišpäi
illative bardaha bardoihe
adessive bardal bardoil
ablative bardalpäi bardoilpäi
allative bardale bardoile
abessive bardata bardoita
comitative bardanke bardoidenke
prolative bardadme bardoidme
approximative I bardanno bardoidenno
approximative II bardannoks bardoidennoks
egressive bardannopäi bardoidennopäi
terminative I bardahasai bardoihesai
terminative II bardalesai bardoilesai
terminative III bardassai —
additive I bardahapäi bardoihepäi
additive II bardalepäi bardoilepäi
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