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Hasard, Hasart, v. Also: haszard(e, hazard, has-, hazaird, haserd, hesard, haisard, -art, hassart, hasert, hesart, hazaret. [e.m.E. hazard, -arde (1530), OF. hasarder.] tr. To hazard, risk, venture. Const. with object or to with infin. Also absol.The past tense and p.p. are sometimes uninflected.(a) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 142.
Galdus … determit … to haisart his realme to extreme jeoperde of armis 1615 Highland P. III. 266.
I wald not nov … haisart to vryt to the Secrettar 1652 Honours of Scotl. 121.
Quhen they will not haissart ane triffell of menes, they will neuir haissart lyff and fortoune(b) 1549 Compl. 14/28.
I find nocht mony that dar haszarde ther lyue Ib. 176/2.
Til haszard al the grit armie of Rome a1568 Scott xv. 29.
Scho … Quhilk hasard honour, fame, in aventeur 1567 Sat. P. vii. 88.
Thir nobillis, quha durst … hazaird thame self to saif vs 1571 Bann. Memor. 141.
I hasardit all that I had in the world 1600 Misc. Bann. C. I. 173.
I misterit nocht to have hazard myself sa 1608 Highland P. III. 108.
Being laith that ȝour Majesteis lieutennant … suld hasaird his aune credite 1614 Crim. Trials III. 324.
To haisard to come over the wall 1618 Sutherland Corr. 137.
I will nocht hesard to tak John Robsoune his ascheitt on yon horninge c1650 Spalding I. 208.
Thay durst not haserd to go … in the veray face of the cannon(c) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 50/20.
To cause thame to wair and hasert thair geris and bodyis a1585 Maitl. Q. xxxv. 172.
Thair sueit wyfis hasart thair lyfis c 1575 Wemyss Corr. 75.
I … wald hesart my liyf with ony of tham a1578 Pitsc. II. 291/9.
Evirie man … durst nocht hassart thame selffis bot with gret poweris 1590 Burel Pilgr. ii. xxii.
Dispairdly, vncairdly, I hasert ouer the hill c1600 Montg. Suppl. xxx. 11.
How I dar ... hazaret anis the heavinis for to behauld 1611-57 Mure Sonn. v. 14.
Had I mo lyfes, tham sould I hazart too

Also intr. 1613 Fraserburgh Kirk S. I. 29 Apr.
Nother cuild he be content with hir aith knawing how far wemen will hazard for hyiding of thair awin sin 1638 Henderson Serm. 331.
Yet she resolved that she will hazard fair, and so upon that she goes in and hazards all, come as it will come