Dard
/dɑːrd/noun
An obsolete or archaic English word for a dart, spear, or pointed missile.
Did you know?Dard entered English through Old French and ultimately traces to a Germanic weapon term related to the ancestor of “dart.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*darōþą
“A dart, spear, or missile; reconstructed ancestor of later Germanic weapon terms.”
Old English
Old English
daroð
“A spear or dart, especially a thrown weapon.”
Old French
Old French
dard
“A dart, spear, or pointed weapon; probably borrowed from a Germanic source.”
Middle English
English
dard
“A dart or spear, used as an archaic or variant form.”
Modern English
English
dard
“An obsolete literary term meaning a dart or pointed missile.”