When you say 'bard' are you speaking Gaelic?

'Bard' is a word borrowed from Gaelic 'bard'. The word entered the English language some time around the 15th century.

bard [noun] [15th century]

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

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Etymology: Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic & Irish

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