Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, the dice).

Noun edit

hasart oblique singularm (oblique plural hasarz or hasartz, nominative singular hasarz or hasartz, nominative plural hasart)

  1. hazard (game)
    • c. 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
      Auquant demandent dez et tables :
      Tex i a joent a hasart
      Some asked for dice and tables
      They played hazard
  2. a score of six in a game of hazard
  3. risk; danger; hazard

Descendants edit

  • French: hasard
  • English: hazard