dastard

Meaning

Noun

A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.

Adj

Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.

Verb

To dastardize.

Synonyms

poltroon

pusillanimous

recreant

dastardly

craven

gutless

unmanly

bully

yellow

coward

cowardly

fainthearted

funky

Translations

θρασύδειλος

ποταπός

άναντρος

codardo

korkak

vil

άνανδρος

vile

miserable

lafaard

cagón

الدنئ

miserable

alçak kimse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɑːstəd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dastard

Cognate with Icelandic: dasaður

Cognate with Swedish: däst

Cognate with Middle Dutch: dasaert

Cognate with English: dazed

In summary

From Middle English dastard (“a dullard”), most likely formed from *dast, a base derived from Old Norse dæstr (“exhausted, breathless”) + -ard. Compare Icelandic dasaður (“exhausted”), dialectal Swedish däst (“weary”), Middle Dutch dasaert, daasaardt (“a fool”), English dazed (“stupefied”).