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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Galȝeard, Galȝeart, a. Also: galȝard, -ȝart; gall-, galiard; gallyart; gailliard, gailȝeart. [ME. galyarde (a 1400), gaillard (c 1386), OF. gaillard.]
1. Of persons: Gallant, sprightly, lively; smart in spirit or in appearance; spruce or gay in dress.(a) c1450-2 Howlat 540.
Mony galiard gome was on the ground levit 1533 Bell. Livy II. 113/7.
She wes mare galȝeard and trymly cled than semit hir estate c1590 Fowler I. 341/72.
Love … liues beneath a lawlesse boye, Alofte a galliard kinge a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xiii. 25.
Love maks men galȝard in thair geir 1639 Baillie I. 212.
Bot once having entered on the common pay, … they were galliard(b) a1500 Rauf C. 782.
Amang thir galȝart gromis I am bot ane gest 1513 Doug. viii. Prol. 31.
The gallyart [v.r. galiart] groym grunschis at grammys hym grevis a1568 Scott ii. 42.
To se the stryfe come ȝunkeirs stowt, And mony galȝart man a1578 Pitsc. II. 17/3.
Thir tuo lordis … prydit everie ane of thame quho sould be maist gallȝeart in thair clething 1618 Crim. Trials III. 441.
Gilbert Ellote, callit Gib the Galȝart
2. Presenting a fine appearance.1513 Doug. xi. xii. 6.
The stampand stedis, Full galȝeart in thar bardis and weyrly wedis Ib. xii. Prol. 150.
Ane paradyce it semyt to draw neir Thir galȝart gardyngis and ilke greyn herbere
