Daily Word Quiz
HIBERNOPHOBE a) one who fears crowded spaces b) one who dreads intimacy c) one who fears being buried alive d) one who has a dread of the Irish Answer below. Today's Featured Word DERF ADJ. 1. bold, daring, courageous, brave, hardy ...c1200 obs 2. painful, grievous; terrible, dreadful, cruel ...a1225 obs. 3. troublesome, hard, difficult ...a1225 obs. 4. in a bad sense: bold, audacious, daringly wicked ...a1300 obs. 5. strong, sturdy, stout, robust ...c1340 obs. 6. vigorous, forcible, violent ...c1440 obs. 7. of things: hard, rough ...1804 Sc. 8. unbending in manner, sullen ...1808 Sc. ADV. grievously, terribly ...c1325 obs. NOUN trouble, adversity, tribulation, hurt, suffering ...c1205 obs. ETYMOLOGY adj. apparently from Old Norse djarfr, bold, daring, audacious, impudent n. apparently shortened from Old English gedeorf labour, trouble, tribulation, from deorfan to labour FIRST DOCUMENTED USE c1200 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...Forr whatt he nass nohht derrf inoh All opennliȝ to sekenn..." From: The Ormulum By: A monk named Orm, or Ormin Daily Word Quiz Answer HIBERNOPHOBE d) one who has a dread of the Irish ...1889 nonce word
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