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Webster 1913 Edition
Bard
Bard
(bärd)
, Noun.
[Of Celtic origin; cf. W.
bardd
, Arm. barz
, Ir. & Gael. bard
, and F. barde
.] 1.
A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
2.
Hence: A poet;
as, the
. bard
of AvonBard
,Verb.
T.
(Cookery)
To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.
Bard
,Noun.
[Akin to Dan. & Sw.
bark
, Icel. börkr
, LG. & HG. borke
.] 1.
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
2.
Specifically, Peruvian bark.
Bark bed
. See
– Bark stove
(below). Bark pit
, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning.
– Bark stove
(Hort.)
, a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner’s bark (called a bark bed) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bard
B'ARD
,Noun.
1.
A poet and a singer among the ancient Celts; one whose occupation was to compose and sing verses, in honor of the heroic36
achievements of princes and brave men. The bards used an instrument of music like a lyre or guitar, and not only praised the brave, but reproached the cowardly.
2.
In modern usage, a poet.B'ARD
,Noun.
Definition 2024
bàrd
bàrd
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
bàrd m (genitive singular bàird, plural bàird or bàrda or bàrdan)
Declension
Indefinite Declension of bàrd
Definite Declension of am bàrd
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | am bàrd | na bàird |
| Genitive | a’ bhàird | nam bàrd |
| Dative | a’ bhàrd | na bàird |
Derived terms
Terms derived from bàrd
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Etymology 2
Noun
bàrd m
Etymology 3
Noun
bàrd m
- (Strathtummel, Badenoch) meadow, land on the edge of a river
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| bàrd | bhàrd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “bard” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.