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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1584-1610
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Hardiess(e, n. [F. hardiesse. Also ME. (1340–1475), and mod. Eng. (from 1761).] Boldness, temerity. — 1584 Buccleuch Mun. II. 341.
I haue taine the hardiess heirby till visy ȝou in my auin absence 1610 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 183.
Leslaeus … seeming to defend hir fame … gaue occasion to hir ennemies … to traduce it with more hardiesse
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