bardic

Bardic — Bard ic, a. Of or pertaining to bards, or their poetry. The bardic lays of ancient Greece. G. P. Marsh. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

bardic — 1775, from BARD (Cf. bard) + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

bardic — bard ► NOUN 1) archaic or literary a poet, traditionally one reciting epics. 2) (the Bard) Shakespeare. 3) (Bard) the winner of a prize for Welsh verse at an Eisteddfod. DERIVATIVES bardic adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

bardic — adjective being a bard or relating to a bard s poetry bardic poetry • Pertains to noun: ↑bard …   Useful english dictionary

bardic — adjective see bard I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

bardic — See bard1. * * * …   Universalium

bardic — adjective /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d.ɪk/ of or pertaining to bards …   Wiktionary

bardic — bard·ic || bɑːdɪk adj. poetic, songful; of or pertaining to a bard …   English contemporary dictionary

bardic — bard·ic …   English syllables

Bardic poetry — refers to the writings of poets trained in the Bardic Schools of Ireland and the Gaelic parts of Scotland, as they existed down to about the middle of the 17th century, or, in Scotland, the early 18th century. Most of the texts preserved are in… …   Wikipedia

Bardic name — A bardic name is a pseudonym, used in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany, by poets and other artists, especially those involved in the eisteddfod movement.The Welsh term bardd ( poet , from which derives the English word bard ) originally referred to… …   Wikipedia