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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1456-1531, 1596

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Fulehardy, -hardie, a. Also: foil-, fuylhardy. [ME. folehardy (1303), folherdi (a 1225), OF. fol hardi.] Foolishly bold or adventurous. —1456 Hay I. 264/28.
Suppos he war sa fulehardy that he wald sett on aventure
1456 Ib. II. 63/5.
That he be nocht fule hardy na our cowart
a1499 Contemplacioun of Synnaris 1284.
Vnto the fende thow art sa fule hardie
1513 Doug. ix. Prol. 73.
With fuylhardy curage malapert
1527 Douglas Corr. 122.
Giff I wald presume to be so bald or foilhardy
1531 Bell. Boece II. 391.
Ye suld nouther be affraylt, nor yit fule-hardy
1596 Dalr. I. 153/9.
A rasche, ferce, and fulehardie ȝoung man

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