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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hasard, Hasart, n. Also: hasarde, -aire, -aerd, -erd, hesard, hazard(e; has(s)ert, hazart, -ert; haisard, -erd, haysarde, haisya(i)rd, haizaird, haissart. [ME. hasarde, hasard (c 1300), hazard, OF. hasard, -art.]

1. A game at, or gaming with, dice. 1468 Peebles B. Rec. 159.
Playaris at the dys, other hasart or rafell a1500 Prestis of Peblis 237.
At hasert wald he derfly play & dys 1507 Treas. Acc. IV. 89.
To the King to play … at the hasard of dis 1535 Stewart 23315.
Of hurdome, hasart and of harlatrie

2. A winning opening in a 'cachpell' or tennis-court: (e.m.E., 1599-). 1539-41 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 279.
For the haill biggin of the caichpule uter wallis with ane chymnay and hewing and laing of hasartis of the samyn

3. Hazard, risk, danger.(a) 1557 Maitland Maitl. F. xvii. 27.
Eftir that his captanis … Had tynt ane feild be hasarde and mischance a1578 Pitsc. I. 128/10.
Putting of the realme to extreme danger and haserd 1587 Misc. Bann. C. I. 123.
The greit hasard off the Kingis Majesties persoun … being forseine 1591 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 52.
To the gryt hasard and perrell of his lyff 1614 Melrose P. 129.
Ane maircheant voyage, subiect to the lyke hasaerd c1650 Spalding I. 250.
Otheris … wold go on and subscrive vpone all haserd(b) 1570 Buch. Wr. 27.
The king wes … reddy to aventure him self to all hazard a1570-86 Maitl. F. clxx. 97.
Sic destanie … Oft hes ȝour hous in hazard put of auld 1614 Highland P. III. 143.
With the hazarde and perrell of his lyff(c) 1580 Dundee Chart. No. 71.
Ane suire passage … for pepill … without the hazart and parrell thairof 1586 Montgomery Mem. 228.
To assist … the saidis Dauid … to the hasert of my lyiff and landis a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 363.
To fazarts hard hasarts Is dead, or thay come thaire 1637 Banff Ann. I. 79.
Thair boitis … are continuallie in perrell and hasert of hurting(d) 1562 Q. Kennedy Ressoning x b.
In cace I sould do the samin with the haissart of my lyfe 1622-6 Bisset II. 179/33.
That … ȝe go on … evin to the haysarde of ȝour croun 1625 Edinb. B. Rec. VI. 284.
To transport the same [gunpowder] to this burgh upoun his awin haiserd 1640 Aberd. Council Lett. II. 190.
Our … magistratis … saiffed thame from all haizaird and danger of the violence … of the peoplle(e) 1606 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 249.
With the haisyaird of thair bodyis, guidis, and geir 1656 Ib. II. 325.
For the townes awin haisyard