ard

ard · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂érh₃trom“plough”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*arþrą“plough”
3. Old Norse · derived fromarðr
4. Norwegian · borrowed fromard“plough”
5. English todayard

Borrowed from Norwegian ard (“plough”), from Old Norse arðr, from Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plough”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom (“plough”), whence also Latin aratrum.

ard · adjective, adverb, interjection²

Contraction of all right, possibly influenced by regional Philadelphia English pronunciation.

Ard · proper noun³

1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromàird“promontory, height”
2. English todayArd

A Scottish habitational name from any of several places called Aird, whose names in turn derive from Scottish Gaelic àird (“promontory, height”) or àirde (“height”), from àrd (“high”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 20th c. A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.