bayard
See also: Bayard
English edit
Etymology edit
From French bayard, from Middle French bayard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. By surface analysis, bay + -ard.
Noun edit
bayard (plural bayards)
Translations edit
Adjective edit
bayard
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
reddish brown
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French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French bayard, 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.
Noun edit
bayard m (plural bayards)
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: baiard
Further reading edit
- “bayard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.