bana-bhàrd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From bana- (“female”) +‎ bàrd (“poet, bard”).

Noun

bana-bhàrd f (genitive singular bana-bhàird, plural bana-bhàird)

1. (now largely obsolete) poetess

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “bana-bhàrd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN