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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Narde

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Narde
Friedrich Kluge2512411An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, N — Narde1891John Francis Davis

Narde, f. ‘nard, spikenard,’ from the equiv. MidHG. narde, OHG. narda, f.; formed from Gr. and Lat. νάρδος, nardus, introduced also through the translation of the Bible into other languages.