bayard

== English == === Etymology === From French bayard, from Middle French bayard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. By surface analysis, bay +‎ -ard. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪ.əd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbeɪ.ɚd/ Rhymes: -eɪə(ɹ)d === Noun === bayard (plural bayards) A bay horse (humorous) Any horse (archaic) A stupid, clownish fellow. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === bayard coloured bay, reddish brown, notably said of equines ==== Synonyms ==== foxy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Alternative forms === bayart === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French bayard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from unattested *berard, from Frankish *berhard (“carrier”), from Frankish *beran (“to carry”) + *-hard. === Pronunciation === === Noun === bayard m (plural bayards) a solid type of stretcher for carrying heavy loads Synonyms: bar m, bard m ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: baiard === Further reading === “bayard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012