/bay"euhrd/ , n.
1. a magical legendary horse in medieval chivalric romances.
2. a mock-heroic name for any horse.
3. ( l.c. ) Archaic. a bay horse.
[ 1275-1325; ME 5 , -ARD ]
/bay"euhrd/ ; for 1 also Fr. /bann yannrdd"/ , n.
1. Pierre Terrail /pyerdd te rddann"yeu/ , Seigneur de /se nyuerdd" deuh/ , ( "the knight without fear and without reproach" ), 1473-1524, heroic French soldier.
2. any man of heroic courage and unstained honor.
3. a male given name.