dastard
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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dastard †dullard, sot; despicable coward. XV. of obscure orig.; prob. to be referred ult. to ME.
dase,
DAZE, but perh. immed. based on ME. †
dasart (XIV) dullard and †
dasiberd (XIV), f. †
dasi inert, dull +
berd BEARD, with infl. from
DOTARD.
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DEATHS
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/28/1990; 700+ words
; ...Philosophy," published in 1930. He had received a doctorate in philosophy at Columbia University in 1923. LUDWIG VON MOOS Swiss President Ludwig von Moos, 80, a former president of Switzerland who also had served as the country's justice minister...
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Ludwig von Moos
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ludwig von Moos , 1910-90, Swiss political leader. Entering politics in his native town of Sachseln, he served (1941-46) as its president...
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