bardic
Syllables: bard·icUK/ˈbɑː(ɹ)d.ɪk/US/ˈbɑɹ.dɪk/
bardic adjective: of or pertaining to bards.
Adjective
bardic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to bards.
- To this being Taliesin gives a magic vase, the edges of which are adorned with pearl, and it contains the wondrous water of bardic genius and of universal knowledge.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 431
- In this questionary God is described as the life of ab Hywel Swrdwal, a poet who flourished about 1450, a good deal of insight is given into the Bardic philosophy of existence.1928, Lewis Spence, Mysteries of Britain, page viii. 180
Noun
bardic (plural bardics)
- A bardic circle or competition: a gathering or contest at which stories, poems, and/or songs are recited.
- [...] especially at Samhain, Yule, and Oimelc/Imbolg/Brigantia, we'd gather everyone into the living room around the fireplace and present our ritual enactments, hold our bardics, play music, dance, etc.—all before the great altar.2006, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, Creating Circles and Ceremonies: Rituals for All Seasons and Reasons, →ISBN
- [...] in the bucolic bardics of BJ, whose eclogues insisted on rhyme [...]2012, Joshua Cohen, Four New Messages, →ISBN
Forms of bardic
| plural | bardics |
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Origin of bardic
From bard + -ic.
Words formed from bardic
Questions about bardic
- What does bardic mean?
- Bardic means of or pertaining to bards.
- What part of speech is bardic?
- Bardic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce bardic?
- Bardic is pronounced /ˈbɑɹ.dɪk/ (US).
Words near bardic in the dictionary
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