Meanings
nounglobard (plural globards)
plural globards
- obsoleteA glowworm.
These Glowbards neuer appeare before hay is ripe.
1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book I.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC
Origin
- Old Englishgloberde
- Englishglobard
From Old English globerde, from glow.
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