bard

¹bard

noun \ˈbärd\

Definition of BARD

1

a : a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds b : a composer, singer, or declaimer of epic or heroic verse

2

: poet

— bard·ic \ˈbär-dik\ adjective

Origin of BARD

Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with BARD

barred, card, chard, Dard, fard, guard, hard, lard, nard, pard, sard, shard, yard