barð

See also: bard, bárd, bàrd, bård, Bard, Bård, and Barth

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse barð.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /parð/
  • Rhymes: -arð

Noun

barð n (genitive singular barðs, nominative plural börð)

  1. brim (of a hat)
  2. edge, ridge (especially of a hill)
    Synonyms: bakki, brún
  3. prow
    Synonyms: stafn, stefni

Declension

Declension of barð (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative barð barðið börð börðin
accusative barð barðið börð börðin
dative barði barðinu börðum börðunum
genitive barðs barðsins barða barðanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bardą n, variant of *bardaz m (“beard”) (whence Old English beard, Old High German bart). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂.

Noun

barð n (genitive barðs, plural bǫrð)

  1. brim (of a hat or helmet)
  2. (nautical) an armed prow, beak (of a ship)
  3. (rare) beard
    Synonym: (more common) skegg

Declension

Declension of barð (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative barð barðit bǫrð bǫrðin
accusative barð barðit bǫrð bǫrðin
dative barði barðinu bǫrðum bǫrðunum
genitive barðs barðsins barða barðanna

Derived terms

  • Hárbarðr (“Odin”, literally “grey-beard”)
  • Langbarðr (“Langobard, Odin”, literally “long-beard”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: barð
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bard m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bard, barde
  • Swedish: bard, bård

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “barð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42; also available at the Internet Archive
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