ˈproud-ˈhearted, a.
Having a proud heart or spirit; proud, haughty.
| ? a 1366 Chaucer Rom. Rose 1491 Proude-herted Narcisus. 14.. in Harrow. Hell Introd. 25 The horss hath xxv propertes,..iiii off a lyon..prowd-herted, brod-brestid, iiii good legis, and a stowte stern. 1456 Sir G. Haye Law Arms (S.T.S.) 116 Oft dois hautane proud-hartit men to wyn los in armes, mare for pride na prow. 1593 Shakes. 3 Hen. VI, v. i. 98 And so, prowd-hearted Warwicke, I defie thee. a 1803 Young Benjie iv. in Child Ballads iv. (1886) 282/1 And he was stout, and proud-hearted, And thought o't bitterlie. 1861 Trollope Framley P. I. xi. 236 It is hardly possible that the proud-hearted should love those who despise them; and Lucy Robarts was very proud-hearted. |
So ˈproud-heart n., a name for a proud-hearted person; a., proud-hearted.
| 1362 Langl. P. Pl. A. v. 45 Pernel proud-herte [C. vii. 3 proute-herte] platte hire to grounde,..And beo-hiȝte to him þat vs alle maade, Heo wolde [etc.]. 1819 Keats Lamia ii. 285 Leaving thee forlorn..For all thine impious proud-heart sophistries. 1887 Morris Odyss. ii. 324 Those young and proud-heart lords. |