hasart

Old French

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. hazard (game)
   • circa 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

• French: hasard
• → English: hazard