musard

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle English musard, from Middle French musard, from muser (“to loiter, trifle”). See muse (intransitive verb). === Noun === musard (plural musards) (literary) A dreamer; an absent-minded person. === Anagrams === Rudmas, mudars, mudras, mudrās == French == === Etymology === From muser. === Pronunciation === === Noun === musard m (plural musards) a dreamer, absent-minded person, one who is frequently lost in thought === Adjective === musard (feminine musarde, masculine plural musards, feminine plural musardes) (dated) spending one's time musing, dreaming spacey, characterized by a predisposition to lose focus === Further reading === “musard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === mosard, moserd, mossard, musarde === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French musard; equivalent to musen +‎ -ard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmiu̯zard/, /ˈmuzard/ === Noun === musard (plural musardes) A fool; an absent-minded person. ==== Descendants ==== → English: musard ==== References ==== “mū̆sard, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.