Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An inferior bard; a mediocre or inexperienced poet.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An inferior bard.

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  • noun An inferior bard.

Etymologies

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bard +‎ -ling

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Examples

  • Not only had she survived the original attack from bardling Kevin, she disappeared for many years.

    Escape From Roksamur Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • The bardling held the owl close to him, opening up his coat and sheltering the bird inside.

    Escape From Roksamur Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • The bardling was looking around madly for something buoyant when another huge wave pushed the ship off the reef.

    Escape From Roksamur Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • As Alaire's bardling trainee, he had a smaller room adjoining Alaire's quarters.

    Escape From Roksamur Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • The bardling tried to let the bird fly about in the pitching, rolling cabin, but Rak clung painfully to the boy's left fist, gasping and panting.

    Escape From Roksamur Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • Chapter Two But I can't swim! the bardling thought, alarmed at the prospect of going to sea.

    Escape From Roksamur Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • The bardling stopped short of referring to Craig's drinking habits, which were well known in the kingdom.

    Escape From Roksamur Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • "Oh, nothing," the bardling said, and wondered if he should sit to make himself look less nervous.

    Escape From Roksamur Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • At first, he felt incredibly awkward with Gwenlyn watching him, self-conscious as he hadn't felt since the old days of being a bardling.

    The Chaos Gate Lackey, Mercedes 1994

  • I was a green kid, a bardling aching to do something, to become a full Bard, who happened to run into the right sort of friends.

    The Chaos Gate Lackey, Mercedes 1994

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