dastard

Feb. 23rd, 2006 07:16 am
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dastard - n., a sneaking, malicious coward.


From Middle English, probably an alteration of Old Norse dæstr, exhausted, from the past participle of dæsa, to languish, decay, making it a cognate of daze. Says nothing about the parentage of the person. Note, btw, Shakespeare's spelling dashtard.

---L.

Date: 2006-02-24 01:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] j-bluestocking.livejournal.com
For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war,
Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar.

Date: 2006-02-24 02:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Reason enough to carry Ellen off, I suppose.

---L.

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