Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BARD, n.3 “A bold headland, the top of which projects beyond its base” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.), in Sh. place-names, as the Bard o Bressay, Bard o Mousa. [Norw. dial. bard, an edge, margin, border, side of a ship, O.N. barð, the edge of a hill, prow of a ship.]
