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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word HARDY. Etymology of the word
HARDY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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HARDY,
stout, strong, brave. (F.,—O.H.G.) M.E. hardi, hardy,
P. Plowman, B. xix. 285; the comp. hardiere is in Layamon, 4348, later
text.—O.F. hardi, 'hardy, daring, stout, bold;' Cot. Hardi
was orig. the pp. of O.F. hardir, of which the compound enhardir
is explained by Cotgrave to mean 'to hearten, imbolden.'—O.H.G. hartjan
(M.H.G. herten), to harden, make strong.—O.H.G. harti (G. hart),
hard; cognate with A.S. heard, hard. See Hard.
Der. hardi-ly, hardi-ness, P. Plowman, B. xix. 31; hardi-head,
Spenser, F.Q. i. 4. 38; hardi-hood, Milton, Comus, 650. ➩
Hardi-ly, hardi-ness, hardi-head, hardi-hood are all hybrid compounds,
with E. suffixes; shewing how completely the word was naturalised.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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