Enhardy

/ɪnˈhɑrdi/ verb

Definition

To make bold or daring; to encourage someone to be brave or to take bold action.

Etymology

From en- (prefix) + hardy (from Old French hardi, meaning 'bold'). It's a Middle English verb meaning to give someone courage or boldness.

Kelly Says

Knights in medieval literature would enhardy each other before battle—basically psyching each other up and building courage—and the word captures that idea of infusing someone with boldness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥንቃና (ṭinqa'na)
tin-qa-na
ARالعربية
شجاع (sha'jāʿ)
sha-ja-a
BNবাংলা
সাহসী (sahasi)
sa-ha-si
CACatalà
valent
va-lent
CSČeština
odvážný
od-vazh-ny
DADansk
hårdfør
har-d-foer
DEDeutsch
hart
hart
ELΕλληνικά
ἀνδρείος (andréios)
an-dre-os
ESEspañol
valiente
vah-lee-en-te
FAفارسی
شجاع (shajāʿ)
sha-ja-a
FISuomi
kestävä
kes-ta-va
FRFrançais
hardy
ar-dee
GUGU
સહસી (sahasi)
sa-ha-si
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
גבור (gibor)
gi-vor
HIहिन्दी
साहसी (saahasi)
sa-ha-si
HUMagyar
bátor
ba-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
berani
be-ra-ni
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re i-ke
ITItaliano
coraggioso
kor-a-djo-so
JA日本語
勇敢 (ゆうかん)
yuukan
KKKK
еркін (erkin)
er-kin
KMKM
ប្រពៃ (bprepvei)
bprep-vei
KO한국어
용감한 (yonggamhan)
yong-gam-han
MRMR
साहसी (saahasi)
sa-ha-si
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
be-ra-ni
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်း (kaing)
kaing
NLNederlands
harde
har-de
NONorsk
hardfør
har-foer
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾહી (shahee)
shah-ee
PLPolski
odważny
od-vazh-ni
PTPortuguês
valente
vah-len-te
RORomână
curaj
ku-raj
RUРусский
стойкий
stoy-kiy
SVSvenska
härdig
har-dig
SWKiswahili
jasiri
ja-si-ri
TAதமிழ்
துணிச்சல் (thuniச்சal)
thu-ni-chal
TEతెలుగు
ధైర్యం (dhairyaṃ)
dhai-rya-m
THไทย
กล้าหาญ (glǎ hǎn)
glah han
TLTL
mapangahas
ma-pang-ha-has
TRTürkçe
cesaretli
ce-sa-ret-li
UKУкраїнська
сміливий
s-mi-li-viv
URاردو
شجاع (sha'jāʿ)
sha-ja-a
VITiếng Việt
can đảm
can dam
YOYO
agba
ag-ba
ZH中文
勇敢 (yǒnggǎn)
yong-gan
ZUZU
omusa
o-mu-sa

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