ODS online

If you find the Danish language fascinating and would like to learn about the origins of our many wonderful Danish words, then ODS is an excellent resource. Not only does it describe the meanings and etymology of the words, but it also provides examples of their practical usage in literature.

'I. Bardus, a. (presumably derived from the French ‘badaud’, meaning ‘fool’, similar to III. bardus; cf. Badutspring) a foolish person; a madcap. Bardûs … is the name given to a madcap whom the common folk mock and …'

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