A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1513
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Hasard, Hasart, adj. and n. [Of uncertain origin. Used only by Douglas. ? Cf. Hachart n.] a. Grey, grey-haired. b. A grey-haired man. — 1513 Doug. iv. v. 143.
Furth of the chyn of this ilk hasard auld Gret fludis ischis 1513 Ib. vi. v. 17. 1513 Ib. vii. Prol. 132.
The sulȝe stythly, hasart, rouch, and hair 1513 Ib. viii. ix. 62.
Mezeutyus … mokkand at this hasard [Sm. hazard] hed
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hasard adj., n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/hasard_adj_n>
