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barda.

guard, warden

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbˠɑːɾˠd̪ˠə/Connacht, Munster/ˈbˠæːɾˠd̪ˠə/Ulster
  1. guard, warden

    masculine
  2. garrison

    masculine
  3. guardianship, ward

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle English ward (with /w/ interpreted as lenited bh, and radical b derived from that by back-formation), from Old English weard (“guard, keeper”), from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard, keeper”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed, defend”).

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