Old English
heard
‘hard, harsh, austere, severe, rigorous, stern, stubborn, firm, hardy, brave’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old English heard.
5 English words in this record descend from Old English heard, most familiar first.
- hard
- hardly ← hardely ← heardlīċe
- hardship ← hardshipe ← hard
- hardness ← heardnes
- hardsome ← hard ← hard
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Etymograph / Old English heard