How do I Say and Write
"Hardy" in German?

Pronunciation : Har"dy
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F.hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. h?rten. See Hard, a.]
Definition : 1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; intrepid. Hap helpeth hardy man alway. Chaucer.

2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.

3. Strong; firm; compact. [A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. South.

4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.

5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.

Note: Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.

[Compar. Hardier; superl. Hardiest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Har"dy
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913