† enhardyv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To make hardy, embolden.
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the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > encourage or embolden [verb (transitive)]
hearteOE
bieldc897
hardenc1175
elnea1225
hardyc1225
boldc1275
hardishc1325
endurec1384
assurec1386
emboldc1400
recomfortc1405
enharda1450
support1479
enhardy1483
animatec1487
encourage1490
emboldishc1503
hearten1524
bolden1526
spright1531
raise1533
accourage1534
enheart1545
to hearten on1555
hearten?1556
alacriate1560
bespirit1574
bebrave1576
to put in heart1579
to hearten up1580
embolden1583
bravea1593
enhearten1610
inspiritc1610
rehearten1611
blood1622
mana1625
valiant1628
flush1633
firm1639
buoy1645
embrave1648
reinhearten1652
reanimate1655
reinspirit1660
to give mettle to1689
warm1697
to lift (up) a person's spirits1711
reman1715
to make a man of1722
respirit1725
elate1726
to cocker up1762
enharden1779
nerve1799
boost1815
brace1816
high-mettle1831
braven1865
brazen1884
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 233/4 Alle the other bysshoppes that Eusebe had enhardyed.
1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iii. v. sig. p.vi v To comforte & to enhardy those to do well the whiche ben weke in spyryte.
1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Chron. ii. cciv. [cc.] 630 Than this kynge..enhardyed himselfe to the warre with these barones.
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