folehardy

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === fole-hardy, fole hardy, folehardye, fole-hardye, fole hardye, folehardi, fole-hardi, fole hardi, foolhardy, fool-hardy, fool hardy, foolhardi, fool-hardi, fool hardi, foole hardi, folherdi, fulhardy, ffoul hardy, foule hardy, fuyll hardy === Etymology === From Old French fol hardi (“foolishly bold”), from Old French fol (“foolish, silly; insane, mad”) (from Latin follis (“bellows; purse, sack; inflated ball; belly, paunch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”)) + Old French hardi (“durable, hardy, tough”) (past tense of hardir (“to harden”), from the unattested Frankish *hardijan, from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard; brave”)). Equivalent to fole +‎ hardy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoːlˌhardiː/ === Adjective === folehardy Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded, foolhardy. ==== Descendants ==== English: foolhardy === References === “fol-hardi, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 21 June 2018.