barde
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bard 1
(bärd)n.
1. One of an ancient Celtic order of minstrel poets who composed and recited verses celebrating the legendary exploits of chieftains and heroes.
2. A poet, especially a lyric poet.
[Middle English, from Irish and Scottish Gaelic bard and from Welsh bardd; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots.]
bard′ic adj.
bard 2
also barde (bärd)n.
A piece of armor used to protect or ornament a horse.
tr.v. bard·ed, bard·ing, bards
1. To equip (a horse) with bards.
2. To cover (meat) in thin pieces of bacon or fat to preserve moisture during cooking.
[Middle English barde, from Old French, from Old Italian barda, from Arabic barda'a, packsaddle, from Persian pardah; see purdah.]
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barde
Past participle: barded
Gerund: barding
| Imperative |
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| barde |
| barde |
| Present |
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| I barde |
| you barde |
| he/she/it bardes |
| we barde |
| you barde |
| they barde |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I barded |
| you barded |
| he/she/it barded |
| we barded |
| you barded |
| they barded |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am barding |
| you are barding |
| he/she/it is barding |
| we are barding |
| you are barding |
| they are barding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have barded |
| you have barded |
| he/she/it has barded |
| we have barded |
| you have barded |
| they have barded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was barding |
| you were barding |
| he/she/it was barding |
| we were barding |
| you were barding |
| they were barding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had barded |
| you had barded |
| he/she/it had barded |
| we had barded |
| you had barded |
| they had barded |
| Future |
|---|
| I will barde |
| you will barde |
| he/she/it will barde |
| we will barde |
| you will barde |
| they will barde |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have barded |
| you will have barded |
| he/she/it will have barded |
| we will have barded |
| you will have barded |
| they will have barded |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be barding |
| you will be barding |
| he/she/it will be barding |
| we will be barding |
| you will be barding |
| they will be barding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been barding |
| you have been barding |
| he/she/it has been barding |
| we have been barding |
| you have been barding |
| they have been barding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been barding |
| you will have been barding |
| he/she/it will have been barding |
| we will have been barding |
| you will have been barding |
| they will have been barding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been barding |
| you had been barding |
| he/she/it had been barding |
| we had been barding |
| you had been barding |
| they had been barding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would barde |
| you would barde |
| he/she/it would barde |
| we would barde |
| you would barde |
| they would barde |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have barded |
| you would have barded |
| he/she/it would have barded |
| we would have barded |
| you would have barded |
| they would have barded |
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Verb 1. barde - put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
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