Noun: barð
Gender: n
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | barð |
| Sg. Def. | barðit |
| Pl. Indef. | bǫrð |
| Pl. Def. | bǫrðin |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | barðs |
| Sg. Def. | barðsins |
| Pl. Indef. | barða |
| Pl. Def. | barðanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | barði |
| Sg. Def. | barðinu |
| Pl. Indef. | bǫrðum |
| Pl. Def. | bǫrðunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | barð |
| Sg. Def. | barðit |
| Pl. Indef. | bǫrð |
| Pl. Def. | bǫrðin |
Sample Sentences
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Eiríkr jarl hafði barða einn geysimikinn, er hann var vanr at hafa í víking; þar var skegg á ofanverðu barðinu hváru tveggja; en niðr frá járnspǫng þykk ok svá breið sem barðit ok tók alt í sjá ofan. (Erik Jarl had a very extensive “barde” (ship typ) that he was used to take on Viking voyages; there were beards (armor) fitted on top of the fore/aft both; and a relatively (to the beard armor) low-lying iron ram as high and wide as the prow was thick, and which took everything at sea above the surface.) [1200, Heimskringla. Nóregs Konunga Sogur / 174:]
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Skegg heitir barð, grön eða kanpar, er stendr á vörrum. (Facial hair is called beard, mustache and whiskers, which stand on the lips.) [1200, Skáldskaparmál: 85. Höfuð ok hlutar þess.:]
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. Compare English border, German Borte (“border”), also German Bart (“beard”), and bard in English halberd. See: Old English Nouns '
beard', English Nouns '
border', German Nouns '
Borte', German Nouns '
Bart', English Nouns '
halberd'.
Verbs referencing "barð"
Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
bard, English Nouns
border, Finnish Nouns
parras, Icelandic Nouns
barð.
Translations