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† enˈhardy, v. Obs. [f. en-1 + hardy a.; cf. F. enhardir.] trans. To make hardy, embolden.
1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 233/4 Alle the other bysshoppes that Eusebe had enhardyed. 1502Ord. Crysten Men iii. iii. (1506) 156 To comforte and to enhardy those to do well the whiche ben weyke in speryte. 1525Ld. Berners Froiss. ii. cciv. [cc.] 630 Than this kynge..enhardyed himselfe to the warre with these barones. |