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bardling

bardling noun: an inferior bard.

Noun

bardling (plural bardlings)

  1. An inferior bard.
    • Faith! let him scape, let Love and Fame survive, / With your kind sanction keep his scenes alive; / Try to approve (applaud we will exempt), / Nor crush the bardling in this hard attempt.a. 1773, John Cunningham, A Prologue to Love and Fame

Forms of bardling

pluralbardlings

Origin of bardling

From bard + -ling.

Questions about bardling

What does bardling mean?
Bardling means an inferior bard.
What part of speech is bardling?
Bardling is a noun.
What is the plural of bardling?
The plural of bardling is bardlings.

Words near bardling in the dictionary

  1. bardisms
  2. Bardiyah
  3. bardlet
  4. bardlets
  5. bardlike
  6. bardling
  7. bardlings
  8. Bardney
  9. bardo
  10. bardolater
  11. bardolaters

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