† Regnard
obs. f. Reynard. Hence † regnardism; † regnardize v.
1602 Carew Cornwall (1769) 22 Then Master Regnard ransacketh every corner of his wily skonce. 1656 Blount Glossogr. [after Cotgr.], Regnardism, Fox-like subtilty, sliness, craftiness,..; and to Regnardise, to play the Fox. |