bard

Polish

noun

Definitions

poet, songster
(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)

Etymology

Derived from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic bàrd (poet, bard, minstrel) derived from Old Irish bard.

Origin

Old Irish

bard

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bard English
bard Irish
bard Old Irish
bana-bhàrd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
bàrd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
bàrdachd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
bàrdan Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
bard Manx
*bardos Proto-Celtic