bard

Meaning

Noun

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.
2. (broadly) A poet.
3. A class of character that typically focuses on charisma, magic and supporting other players; a fantasy fiction character inspired by this archetype.

Verb

1. To cover a horse in defensive armor.
2. To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.

Synonyms

poet

minstrel

troubadour

caparison

panegyrist

singer

🧑‍🎤

lyrist

barde

dress up

herald

versifier

manta

harness

panel

encomiast

praiser

dancer

💃

swan

🦢

tackle

trapping

crier

author

warp

writer

✍️🧑‍🦱

Browning

housing

poemwriter

Bard of Avon

mimic

Translations

barde

Barde

bardo

bardo

vate

poète

poeta

βάρδος

bard

bardo

şair

poeta

ραψωδός

bard

dichter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɑːd/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: gratus

Cognate with Sanskrit: गृणाति

Cognate with Church Slavic: жрьти

In summary

(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”).