Where does “haggard” come from?
Haggard comes from Old Norse heygarðr, a compound of hey (hay) and garðr (enclosure), originally denoting a fenced area for storing hay.
haggard (English): Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition;...
Definitions
- Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition;...
Ancestry of “haggard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | haggard | — |
Words derived from “haggard”