bardic

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɑɹ.dɪk/ / /ˈbɑː(ɹ)d.ɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-dʰh₁o-der. Proto-Celtic *bardosder. Old Irish bard Scottish Gaelic bàrdder. English bard Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English bardic From bard + -ic.

Of or pertaining to bards.
“In this questionary God is described as the life of ab Hywel Swrdwal, a poet who flourished about 1450, a good deal of insight is given into the Bardic philosophy of existence.”

noun

A bardic circle or competition: a gathering or contest at which stories, poems, and/or songs are recited.
“[...] especially at Samhain, Yule, and Oimelc/Imbolg/Brigantia, we'd gather everyone into the living room around the fireplace and present our ritual enactments, hold our bardics, play music, dance, etc.—all before the great altar.”
“[...] in the bucolic bardics of BJ, whose eclogues insisted on rhyme [...]”