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Bard

2 stages from Celtic to English.

Today it means a poet, traditionally one who composes and performs epic verse
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Stage 1 of 2
bardos
Celtic · ancient
"a poet-singer"
a poet and singer who composed verses honoring chiefs and heroes
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Stage 2 of 2
bard
English · 1400s
"a poet, especially one who performs verse"
settled as the word for a poet, especially one who performs their work
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