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