† hardydardyn.
Obsolete. rare.
1. Rash or reckless boldness; foolhardiness. Cf. hardy adj. 2.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > daring > reckless daring > [noun]
hardydardya1529
audaciousness1598
diablerie1751
devilry1841
devilment1843
daredevilry1859
daredeviltry1881
daredevilism1886
a1529 J. Skelton Speke Parrot in Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 22 So myche hardy dardy and so lytell manlynes.
2. A bold or daring person.Recorded earlier as the name of a character (see quot. 1561).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [noun] > one who is daring
venturous1583
hardydardy1593
darer1614
audacity1658
adventurist1815
philobat1955
the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > hero > person of mettle
heart1340
heart of oakc1384
bolda1400
doughtya1400
stalworthc1400
sternc1400
Ironsidea1470
stalwart1508
galliard1532
lada1556
stoutheart1556
hardydardy1593
valour1609
valiant1610
fireman1648
hearty1790
my (also me) hearty1839
1561 Newe Enterlude Script. Queene Hester sig. D.iv (stage direct.) Here the kynge entreth the trauerse & Hardy dardy entreth the place.]
1593 R. Harvey Philadelphus 80 A very hardydardy in deede as euer liued.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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