Middle English Dictionary Entry
dāsard, -art n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dāsard, -art n. |
| Etymology | Either from ME dāsen , with suff. -ard as in dotard; or taken from MDu. dasaert fool, good-for-nothing. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. dastard, dasi-berd.
1.
A worthless person, a poor fellow.
Associated quotations
- c1390 Disp.GM & Devil (Vrn)170 : Þou mayȝt for þi bolde beryng Be proud & riche..And ouur-al maiȝt þou comen and go, Whon a Moppe dasart schal not so.
- c1475 Mankind (Folg V.a.354)658 : 'We wyll yow exort, Mankyndis name in yowur bok for to report.' Myscheff: 'I wyll not so; I wyll sett a corte..do yt forma jurys, dasarde!'